Traduction :
lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
Référence :
老牛舔小牛。比喻父母疼爱子女。
Origine :
《后汉书·杨彪传》:“愧无日磾先见之明,犹怀老牛舐犊之爱。”
Exemple :
~,情所难禁。(清·李绿园《歧路灯》第七十七回)
Annotation :
老牛舐犊1
1. lǎoniúshìdú :
[EN] lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children