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尊老爱幼

zūn lǎo ài yòudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
respect the old and cherish the young
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5c05aa3b14180d0e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

尊老愛幼 尊老爱幼 [zun1 lao3 ai4 you4] /respect the old and cherish the young/

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Other forms in these source records: 尊老愛幼

  • 尊
    zūn

    senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 爱
    ài

    to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen)

  • 幼
    yòu

    young

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.