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畫荻教子

简画荻教子 · 繁畫荻教子

Mandarin · pinyin huà dí jiào zǐ

to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
mother's admirable dedication to her children's education

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畫: huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
荻: dí · reed, Miscanthus saccariflorus
教: jiào · teach, class
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
画: huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw

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4–2–4–3 · hua4 di2 jiao4 zi3

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(idiomatic) synonym of 修母畫荻 /修母画荻 (xiū mǔ huàdí)

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