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亲操井臼

亲操井臼 — “To personally manage all household duties”

亲操井臼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to personally manage all household duties”. To attend to domestic chores oneself. Literally, “Personally operate well and mortar”.

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亲操井臼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

亲操井臼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
亲
qīn9kinship, intimate, or personal
操
cāo16hold, operate, manage, conduct
井
jǐng4a well
臼
jiù6mortar

Example Sentence with 亲操井臼

即使家境富裕,她也坚持亲操井臼,把家庭生活安排得有声有色
Even with a wealthy background, she insisted on personally managing all household duties, making family life vibrant and well-organized.

Idioms Related to 亲操井臼

Synonyms of 亲操井臼

  • jǐng井jiù臼qīn亲cāo操personally manage all household chores

More idioms starting with 亲

  • qīn亲shàng上zuò作qīn亲strengthen family ties through intermarriage
  • qīn亲shàng上zuò做qīn亲relatives marrying relatives again
  • qīn亲shàng上jiā加qīn亲strengthen family ties through intermarriage
  • qīn亲shàng上chéng成qīn亲relatives marrying into each other's families again
  • qīn亲bù不dí敌guì贵Kinship yields to status
  • qīn亲bù不gé隔shū疏Close bonds are not estranged by distant ones
  • qīn亲lín临qí其jìng境be personally on the scene
  • qīn亲qīn亲qiè切qiè切warm and affectionate
  • qīn亲qīn亲rè热rè热warm and intimate
  • qīn亲rén仁shàn善lín邻be close to benevolent people and friendly to neighbors
  • qīn亲mào冒shǐ矢shí石personally brave arrows and stones
  • qīn亲rú如shǒu手zú足as close as siblings

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What does 亲操井臼 mean?

亲操井臼 (qīn cāo jǐng jiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to personally manage all household duties”.

How do you pronounce 亲操井臼?

亲操井臼 is pronounced qīn cāo jǐng jiù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 亲操井臼 literally mean?

Literally, 亲操井臼 means “Personally operate well and mortar”. It is used to mean “to personally manage all household duties”.

What is the Chinese definition of 亲操井臼?

指亲自料理家务。

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