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舐犊情深

shì dú qíng shēn

4-character word Traditional 舐犢情深

What 舐犊情深 means

1. lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom)
2. fig. to show deep affection towards one's children

The characters in 舐犊情深

• 舐shìto lick; to lap (up)
• 犊dúcalf; sacrificial victim
• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 深shēn(lit. and fig.) deep