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老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu

to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
吾: wú · i, my, our; resist, impede
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
及: jí · extend; reach; come up to; and
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
幼: yòu · infant, young child; immature

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

lou5 ng4 lou5 ，ji5 kap6 jan4 zi1 lou5 ，jau3 ng4 jau3 ，ji5 kap6 jan4 zi1 jau3

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