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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

19-character word

What 老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 means

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

The characters in 老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼

• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 吾wú(old) I; my
• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 及jíand; to reach; up to
• 人rénperson; people
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 幼yòuyoung
• 吾wú(old) I; my
• 幼yòuyoung
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 及jíand; to reach; up to
• 人rénperson; people
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 幼yòuyoung