倚闾望切 — “To eagerly await one's child's return”
倚闾望切 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eagerly await one's child's return”. To long for the return of one's offspring, often depicted as a parent leaning against the village gate looking out. Literally, “lean against the village gate, look eagerly”.
倚闾望切 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- yǐ倚shì势qī欺rén人bully by abusing power
- yǐ倚dà大qī欺xiǎo小bully the weak with power
- yǐ倚tiān天bá拔dì地extremely grand and majestic
- yǐ倚jiāo姣zuò作mèi媚rely on beauty to act coquettish
- yǐ倚guān官zhàng仗shì势abuse official power
- yǐ倚guān官xié挟shì势abuse official power and influence
- yǐ倚shān山bàng傍shuǐ水situated by mountains and water
- yǐ倚lú庐zhī之wàng望parents' anxious longing for children's return
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What does 倚闾望切 mean?
倚闾望切 (yǐ lǘ wàng qiē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eagerly await one's child's return”.
How do you pronounce 倚闾望切?
倚闾望切 is pronounced yǐ lǘ wàng qiē in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 倚闾望切 literally mean?
Literally, 倚闾望切 means “lean against the village gate, look eagerly”. It is used to mean “to eagerly await one's child's return”.
What is the Chinese definition of 倚闾望切?
闾：古代里巷的门。靠在里巷的门口向远处殷切地望着。形容父母盼望子女归来的心情十分殷切。亦作“倚闾而望”、“倚门而望”、“倚门倚闾”、“倚门之望”、“倚门而望”、