养儿防老
养儿防老
yǎng ér fáng lǎo
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
Traditional: 養兒防老
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- (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
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Related Words
上有老下有小(shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo)· lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
→厚养薄葬(hòu yǎng bó zàng)· generous care but a thrifty funeral
→奉养(fèng yǎng)· to look after (elderly parents)
→孩奴(hái nú)· "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs
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