養老送終

简 养老送终 · 繁 養老送終
Mandarin · pinyin yǎng lǎo sòng zhōng

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  1. to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
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養
yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
送
sòng · see off, send off; dispatch, give
終
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养
yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
终
zhōng · end; finally, in the end
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3–3–4–1 · yang3 lao3 song4 zhong1

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joeng5 lou5 sung3 zung1

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養老送終 · yang3 lao3 song4 zhong1
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Exact source record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/