| 舐 |
shì dú zhī ài | the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom) / parental love |
| 舐 |
shì | to lick / to lap (up) |
| 犊 |
dú | calf / sacrificial victim |
| 之 |
zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 爱 |
ài | to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) |