老莱娱亲 — “To amuse and care for one's elderly parents”
老莱娱亲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to amuse and care for one's elderly parents”. Showing great filial piety and making them happy. Literally, “Old Lai amuses his parents”.
老莱娱亲 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 老莱娱亲
During the Spring and Autumn period, Laolai Zi, a recluse from the State of Chu, was extremely filial to his parents. He tried every possible way to please them and wish them good health and longevity.
When he was 70 years old, his parents were still alive. To prevent his parents from being saddened by seeing his white hair, he made a set of colorful clothes to wear. When walking, he would pretend to be a child dancing, all to make his parents happy.
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Synonyms of 老莱娱亲
More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
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Open the tool →Questions about 老莱娱亲
What does 老莱娱亲 mean?
老莱娱亲 (lǎo lái yú qīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to amuse and care for one's elderly parents”.
How do you pronounce 老莱娱亲?
老莱娱亲 is pronounced lǎo lái yú qīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老莱娱亲 literally mean?
Literally, 老莱娱亲 means “Old Lai amuses his parents”. It is used to mean “to amuse and care for one's elderly parents”.
Where does 老莱娱亲 come from?
老莱娱亲 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 老莱娱亲?
表示孝顺父母。