膝下

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Chinese

knee
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
trad. (膝下)
simp. #(膝下)

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Noun

膝下

  1. (literally) at one's knees
  2. (figuratively) children
  3. salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents

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