"老吾老以及人之老" meaning in Chinese

See 老吾老以及人之老 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lou̯¹³ ŋ̍²¹ lou̯¹³ jiː¹³ kʰɐp̚² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /lou̯¹³ ŋ̍²¹ lou̯¹³ jiː¹³ kʰɐp̚² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén zhī lǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lou⁵ ng⁴ lou⁵ ji⁵ kap⁶ jan⁴ zi¹ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén zhī lǎo [Phonetic:lǎowúláoyǐjírénzhīlǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén jhih lǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lao³ wu² lao³ i³-chi² jên² chih¹ lao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǎu wú lǎu yǐ-jí rén jr̄ lǎu [Mandarin, Yale], lao wu lao yiijyi ren jy lao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лао у лао ицзи жэнь чжи лао [Mandarin, Palladius], lao u lao iczi žɛnʹ čži lao [Mandarin, Palladius], lóuh ǹgh lóuh yíh kahp yàhn jī lóuh [Cantonese, Yale], lou⁵ ng⁴ lou⁵ ji⁵ kap⁹ jan⁴ dzi¹ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou⁵ ng⁴ lou⁵ yi⁵ keb⁶ yen⁴ ji¹ lou⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], /*C.rˤuʔ ŋˤa C.rˤuʔ ləʔ [m-k-]rəp ni[ŋ] tə C.rˤuʔ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*ruːʔ ŋaː ruːʔ lɯʔ ɡrɯb njin tjɯ ruːʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: From Mencius Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 老吾老以及人之老
  1. to love and respect not only the elders in one's own family but also other elders Wikipedia link: Mencius Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-老吾老以及人之老-zh-phrase-1DP0BhpN Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ref": " Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE",
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄠˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén zhī lǎo [Phonetic:lǎowúláoyǐjírénzhīlǎo]"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén jhih lǎo"
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      "zh-pron": "lao³ wu² lao³ i³-chi² jên² chih¹ lao³"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎu wú lǎu yǐ-jí rén jr̄ lǎu"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "lao wu lao yiijyi ren jy lao"
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "лао у лао ицзи жэнь чжи лао"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lao u lao iczi žɛnʹ čži lao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ng⁴ lou⁵ ji⁵ kap⁹ jan⁴ dzi¹ lou⁵"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ng⁴ lou⁵ yi⁵ keb⁶ yen⁴ ji¹ lou⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ ŋ̍²¹ lou̯¹³ jiː¹³ kʰɐp̚² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/",
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      "zh-pron": "/*C.rˤuʔ ŋˤa C.rˤuʔ ləʔ [m-k-]rəp ni[ŋ] tə C.rˤuʔ/"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄠˇ"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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    {
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
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    {
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lǎu wú lǎu yǐ-jí rén jr̄ lǎu"
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      "zh-pron": "lao wu lao yiijyi ren jy lao"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лао у лао ицзи жэнь чжи лао"
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      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ng⁴ lou⁵ ji⁵ kap⁹ jan⁴ dzi¹ lou⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ng⁴ lou⁵ yi⁵ keb⁶ yen⁴ ji¹ lou⁵"
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      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ ŋ̍²¹ lou̯¹³ jiː¹³ kʰɐp̚² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/",
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