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竹金(HC)
Pronunciation & meaning
- Pronunciation
Mandarinㄉㄨˊ dú
Cantoneseduk6
- Meaning
- calf; victim of sacrifice
- Kangxi Radical
- 牛 · 19 strokes
Common words
- 牛犢niú dúcalf
- 犢子dú zicalf
- 初生牛犢不怕虎chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔlit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom); fig. the young are fearless
- 舐犢情深shì dú qíng shēnlit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom); fig. to show deep affection towards one's children
- 護犢子hù dú zi(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children
- 老牛舐犢lǎo niú shì dúlit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
- 舐犢之愛shì dú zhī àithe love of a cow licking her calf (idiom); parental love
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