膝下承欢 — “To serve and please at the parents' knees”
膝下承欢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show filial devotion by diligently serving and bringing joy to one's parents, especially in their later years”. Literally, “to serve and please at the parents' knees”.
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More idioms starting with 膝
- xī膝yǎng痒sāo搔bèi背futile effort; address irrelevant issue
- xī膝xíng行pú匍fú伏crawl on knees and prostrate oneself
- xī膝xíng行ér而qián前advance on knees in reverence or humility
- xī膝xíng行ér而jìn进advance on knees in extreme deference
- xī膝xíng行zhǒu肘bù步crawl on knees and elbows
- xī膝xíng行pú蒲fú伏Crawl on knees and prostrate
- xī膝yǔ语shé蛇xíng行act with extreme servility
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What does 膝下承欢 mean?
膝下承欢 (xī xià chéng huān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show filial devotion by diligently serving and bringing joy to one's parents, especially in their later years”.
How do you pronounce 膝下承欢?
膝下承欢 is pronounced xī xià chéng huān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 膝下承欢 literally mean?
Literally, 膝下承欢 means “to serve and please at the parents' knees”. It is used to mean “to show filial devotion by diligently serving and bringing joy to one's parents, especially in their later years”.
What is the Chinese definition of 膝下承欢?
膝下：子女幼时依恋于父母膝下；承欢：迎合他人以博取欢心。指殷勤侍奉父母