lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
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老吾老,以及人之老 老吾老,以及人之老 [lao3 wu2 lao3 , yi3 ji2 ren2 zhi1 lao3] /to honor old people as we do our own aged parents/

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老吾老以及人之老
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