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代替父母

dài tì fù mǔ

4-character word

What 代替父母 means

1. in place of sb's parents
2. in loco parentis (law)

The characters in 代替父母

• 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation…
• 替tìto substitute for; to take the place of; to replace
• 父fù(bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation…
• 母mǔmother; elderly female relative; origin

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