老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 in English lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3 , you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4 Meaning

Meanings

• to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own

Pinyin

lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3 , you4 wu2 you4 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 you4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老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 吾wu2surname Wu 老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 ， 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 及ji2and 人ren2man 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 老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 ， 幼you4young 吾wu2surname Wu 幼you4young ， 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 及ji2and 人ren2man 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 幼you4young