Quàn jūn mò dǎ sān chūn niǎo, zǐ zài kē zhōng pàn mǔ guī.

勸君莫打三春鳥, 子在窠中盼母歸。

Lit [It is] advisable [for] gentlemen [i.e., one] not to shoot birds in spring, [as their] offspring are in the nest expecting [their] mother's return.

Fig People should protect parents who are raising young children.

Note [Note: sān chūn refers either to the first three lunar months, usually February--April, or to the third lunar month, jì chūn, alone; the modern word for “nest” cháo is sometimes substituted for kē.]

Topics ADVICE CHILDREN PARENTS PROTECTION