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扶老挈幼
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扶老挈幼 — “To support the old and lead the young”

扶老挈幼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to support the old and lead the young”. To help the elderly and children. Literally, “support old, lead young”.

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扶老挈幼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

扶老挈幼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扶
fú7to support with the hand
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
挈
qiè10carry or lead by hand
幼
yòu5young, infant, juvenile

Example Sentence with 扶老挈幼

在这次社区活动中,志愿者们扶老挈幼,确保每个参与者都得到了妥善的照顾。
In this community event, volunteers helped the elderly and children, ensuring that every participant received proper care.

Idioms Related to 扶老挈幼

Synonyms of 扶老挈幼

  • fú扶lǎo老xié挟zhì稚caring for and helping the old and young
  • fú扶lǎo老xié携yòu幼supporting the old and leading the young
  • fú扶lǎo老xié携ruò弱support the old and lead the weak

More idioms starting with 扶

  • fú扶bù不qǐ起de的ā阿dǒu斗an incompetent person beyond help
  • fú扶dōng东dào倒xī西Easily swayed and indecisive
  • fú扶yú余hǎi海wài外Distant foreign lands
  • fú扶qīng倾jì济ruò弱Help the distressed and relieve the weak
  • fú扶wēi危dìng定luàn乱help the distressed and quell disturbances
  • fú扶wēi危dìng定qīng倾support the endangered and stabilize the tottering
  • fú扶wēi危zhěng拯nì溺help those in distress and rescue the endangered
  • fú扶wēi危chí持qīng倾help those in peril and stabilize precarious situations
  • fú扶wēi危chí持diān颠Rescue from peril
  • fú扶wēi危jiù救kùn困help those in danger and difficulty
  • fú扶wēi危jì济kùn困help those in peril and relieve the needy
  • fú扶wēi危jì济jí急help those in peril and urgent need

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Questions about 扶老挈幼

What does 扶老挈幼 mean?

扶老挈幼 (fú lǎo qiè yòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to support the old and lead the young”.

How do you pronounce 扶老挈幼?

扶老挈幼 is pronounced fú lǎo qiè yòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 扶老挈幼 literally mean?

Literally, 扶老挈幼 means “support old, lead young”. It is used to mean “to support the old and lead the young”.

What is the Chinese definition of 扶老挈幼?

扶:挽着;挈:提携,带领。搀着老人,领着小孩

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