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| Processed by: | kbaiko (2026-10-07 15:27:44 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 85623 - submitted by 'polaris' >> 护犊子 hù dú·zi @ 《现代汉语词典》 〈方〉比喻袒护自己的孩子（含贬义）。 ---------- Editor: Pinyin should be "hu4 du2zi5" with the space between verb and object (your dictionary also includes the space) I saw this word "in the wild" the other day - the context was about a man who had raped a woman, but despite that, the man's family was defending him. I'm fairly certain this is usually used when the person being defended is in the wrong, your dictionary even uses "袒护" and "含贬义" which is not reflected in your definition. After all, there's nothing wrong with being "partial to one's child", on the contrary, that's very natural and expected of a parent, while 护犊子 is often seen in a negative light. For example, in 并且有很多家长因为自己家里孩子少，有护犊子情结，无论自己的孩子对与错，只要是自己孩子在外面受了 委屈，不管是学生矛盾还是教师在管理工作中所出现的矛盾 the key is "无论自己的孩子对与错", "doesn't matter if their child was in the right or wrong" Good call on removing "of a woman" but "one's children" should also be removed. Here's an example about the government shielding a company: 但是如果企业“污迹斑斑”，以牺牲生态环境为代价创造价值，政府还在使劲地“护犊子”，不断为它遮风挡雨， 这就很成问题了 Anyways, it would be very helpful to us if you could find these kinds of examples yourself and use them to write your definition, or at least include them in your submission, rather than just transcribing a dictionary entry. |
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- 護犢子 护犊子 [hu4 du2 zi5] /(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children/ # + 護犢子 护犊子 [[hu4du2zi5]] /(fig.) to be fiercely protective of one's children; to be partial to one's child/ # Editor: + 護犢子 护犊子 [[hu4 du2zi5]] /(fig.) to be unduly protective of one's own (often to the point of excusing or defending their wrongdoing)/ |