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童叟无欺

tóng sǒu wú qīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cheating neither old nor young (idiom) / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
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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-b1b7a230bf353a0b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

童叟無欺 童叟无欺 [tong2 sou3 wu2 qi1] /cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously/Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike./

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Other forms in these source records: 童叟無欺

  • 童
    tóng

    child

    Tóng

    surname Tong

  • 叟
    sǒu

    old gentleman / old man

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 欺
    qī

    to take unfair advantage of / to deceive / to cheat

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.