承欢 (承歡) chénghuān

1. chénghuān verb to cater to somebody to make them happy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '承歡'; Guoyu '承歡' 2)
2. chénghuān verb to make one's parents happy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '承歡' 1; Mathews 1931 '承歡', p. 51)

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• 绕膝承欢(繞膝承歡) to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness

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