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养老送终

yǎng lǎo sòng zhōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
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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-887f6cfae6c11e49. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

養老送終 养老送终 [yang3 lao3 song4 zhong1] /to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die/

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Other forms in these source records: 養老送終

  • 养
    yǎng

    to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

  • 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 送
    sòng

    to send / to deliver / to transmit / to give (as a present) / to see (sb) off / to accompany / to go along with

  • 终
    zhōng

    end / finish

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.