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绕膝承欢

rào xī chéng huāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-76a6ed529d8439f1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

繞膝承歡 绕膝承欢 [rao4 xi1 cheng2 huan1] /to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 繞膝承歡

  • 绕
    rào

    to wind / to coil (thread) / to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour / to confuse / to perplex / variant of 繞|绕[rào], to rotate around

  • 膝
    xī

    knee

  • 承
    chéng

    to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

  • 欢
    huān

    joyous / happy / pleased / hubbub / clamor / a breed of horse

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.