回干就湿 — “Return to dry, go to wet”
回干就湿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a mother's selfless devotion and sacrifice in caring for her infant, always ensuring the child's comfort by enduring discomfort herself, such as staying in a wet spot so the baby can be dry; a metaphor for profound maternal love”. Literally, “return to dry, go to wet”.
回干就湿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
回干就湿 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 回干就湿
Idioms Related to 回干就湿
More idioms starting with 回
- huí回guāng光fǎn反zhào照temporary revival before collapse
- huí回guāng光fǎn返zhào照final burst of activity before collapse
- huí回wèi味wú无qióng穷endless aftertaste
- huí回chēn嗔zuò作xǐ喜turn anger into joy
- huí回tiān天zhī之lì力power to reverse a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天fá乏shù术powerless to reverse a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天dǎo倒rì日reverse an irreversible situation
- huí回tiān天zài再zào造reverse a desperate situation and restore
- huí回tiān天wǎn挽rì日turn the tide in a desperate situation
- huí回tiān天wú无lì力powerless to reverse a dire situation
- huí回tiān天zhuǎn转dì地profoundly alter a situation or attitude
- huí回tiān天zhuǎn转rì日reverse an irreversible situation
Recommended tools
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →Questions about 回干就湿
What does 回干就湿 mean?
回干就湿 (huí gān jiù shī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a mother's selfless devotion and sacrifice in caring for her infant, always ensuring the child's comfort by enduring discomfort herself, such as staying in a wet spot so the baby can be dry; a metaphor for profound maternal love”.
How do you pronounce 回干就湿?
回干就湿 is pronounced huí gān jiù shī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 回干就湿 literally mean?
Literally, 回干就湿 means “return to dry, go to wet”. It is used to mean “describes a mother's selfless devotion and sacrifice in caring for her infant, always ensuring the child's comfort by enduring discomfort herself, such as staying in a wet spot so the baby can be dry; a metaphor for profound maternal love”.
What is the Chinese definition of 回干就湿?
指母亲育儿时，让婴儿居干处，自己就湿处。