Meaning of 膝下
膝下 means one's children (figuratively, as children stay close to parents' knees when young); (epistolary formula) under the feet of; used in letters to parents or grandparents. Pronounced xī xià.
- one's children (figuratively, as children stay close to parents' knees when young)
- (epistolary formula) under the feet of; used in letters to parents or grandparents
Definitions & Examples
Xī膝
xià下
yóu犹
xū虚
。
Still without children; childless.
Xī膝
xià下
yǒu有
yī一
zǐ子
yī一
nǚ女
。
Has one son and one daughter.
Tā他
xī膝
xià下
kōng空
xū虚
，
wǎn晚
nián年
pō颇
wéi为
jì寂
mò寞
。
He had no children, and his later years were rather lonely.