老吾老,以及人之老,幼吾幼,以及人之幼 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo old, aged; experienced
吾 wú i, my, our; resist, impede
老 lǎo old, aged; experienced
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
老 lǎo old, aged; experienced
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