幼吾幼,以及人之幼 yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to care for other's children as one's own

CHARACTERS

幼 yòu infant, young child; immature
吾 wú i, my, our; resist, impede
幼 yòu infant, young child; immature
以 yǐ by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
及 jí extend; reach; come up to; and
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
幼 yòu infant, young child; immature