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敬老尊贤

jìng lǎo zūn xián

4-character word Traditional 敬老尊賢

What 敬老尊贤 means

1. to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

The characters in 敬老尊贤

• 敬jìng(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 尊zūnsenior; of a senior generation; to honor
• 贤xiánworthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation