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爱老慈幼
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爱老慈幼 — “To cherish and respect the elderly, and to care for and love the young”

爱老慈幼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cherish and respect the elderly, and to care for and love the young”. Showing kindness to the old and the young. Literally, “Cherish the old, care for the young”.

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爱老慈幼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

爱老慈幼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
爱
ài10to love or cherish
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
慈
cí13benevolent and compassionate
幼
yòu5young, infant, juvenile

Example Sentence with 爱老慈幼

这个社区一直秉持着爱老慈幼的传统美德,邻里之间互帮互助。
This community has always upheld the traditional virtue of cherishing the elderly and caring for the young, with neighbors helping each other.

Idioms Related to 爱老慈幼

Synonyms of 爱老慈幼

  • zūn尊lǎo老ài爱yòu幼respect the elderly and care for the young

More idioms starting with 爱

  • ài爱bù不rěn忍shì释too fond to part with
  • ài爱bù不shì释shǒu手love something too much to part with it
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生love someone so much you wish them to live
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生,,è恶zhī之yù欲qí其sǐ死love to live, hate to die
  • ài爱ren人yǐ以dé德Love others with virtue and integrity
  • ài爱ren人lì利wù物cherish and benefit others
  • ài爱rén人hào好shì士cherish and value talented individuals
  • ài爱zé则jiā加zhū诸xī膝,,è恶zé则zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Love or hate dictates all actions
  • ài爱bié别lí离kǔ苦the pain of parting from loved ones
  • ài爱shì势tān贪cái财obsessed with power and greedy for money
  • ài爱bó博ér而qíng情bù不zhuān专love widely but not dedicated
  • ài爱kǒu口shí识xiū羞too shy to speak

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Questions about 爱老慈幼

What does 爱老慈幼 mean?

爱老慈幼 (ài lǎo cí yòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cherish and respect the elderly, and to care for and love the young”.

How do you pronounce 爱老慈幼?

爱老慈幼 is pronounced ài lǎo cí yòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 爱老慈幼 literally mean?

Literally, 爱老慈幼 means “Cherish the old, care for the young”. It is used to mean “to cherish and respect the elderly, and to care for and love the young”.

What is the Chinese definition of 爱老慈幼?

慈:慈爱。爱护老人与儿童

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