老吾老,以及人之老 in English lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

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Pinyin

lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity wu2surname Wu lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity yi3old variant of 以[yi3] ji2and ren2man zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity