菽水承歡

Chinese

		light or mild and cheap	to tend to one's parents; to cater to people to make them happy
trad. (菽水承歡)		菽水	承歡
simp. (菽水承欢)		菽水	承欢

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shúshuǐ chénghuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shúshuǐ chénghuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shúshuěi chénghuan
    • Wade–Giles: shu²-shui³ chʻêng²-huan¹
    • Yale: shú-shwěi chéng-hwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shwushoei chernghuan
    • Palladius: шушуй чэнхуань (šušuj čɛnxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵/

Idiom

菽水承歡

1. children's filial piety to their parents

   Synonyms: 菽水之歡／菽水之欢 (shúshuǐ zhī huān), 菽水之養／菽水之养 (shúshuǐ zhī yǎng)