老 ㄌㄠ ˇ lǎo 牛 ㄋㄧㄡ ˊ niú 舐 ㄕ ˋ shì 犊 ㄉㄨ ˊ dú 老 ㄌㄠ ˇ lǎo 牛 ㄋㄧㄡ ˊ niú 舐 ㄕ ˋ shì 犢 ㄉㄨ ˊ dú lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom) fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children