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Meaning of 承欢

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
承 chéng 欢 huān (Trad.: 承歡)
to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)
Example Sentences
1
他也因为自己不是一个好儿子
,
未能承欢膝下而觉得气恼
,
可是又知道这是不可能的事
。
He felt angry with himself for not being a good son, for not trying to make his mother happy, but he knew it was impossible.
2
与永恒的事物作斗争的人是活不长的
,
他从战场和可怕的斗争中回来后
,
他的孩子也不会在他的膝下承欢
。
He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back from battle and the dread fray.