"老牛犢を舐る" meaning in 日本語

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Phrase

Forms: 舐犢之愛 [alternative], 犢を舐る [alternative]
  1. (年老いた牛が仔牛を舐め回して可愛がる様子から)子供を溺愛することのたとえ。特に謙遜の際に言う表現。
    Sense id: ja-老牛犢を舐る-ja-phrase-fVZKxHTr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "(白文)子脩為曹操所殺。操見彪。問曰。公何瘦之甚。対曰。愧無日磾先見之明。猶懐老牛舐犢之愛。"
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    "(白文)子脩為曹操所殺。操見彪。問曰。公何瘦之甚。対曰。愧無日磾先見之明。猶懐老牛舐犢之愛。"
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