老吾老以及人之老
Chinese
editold; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
I; my | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
as well as; along with; and | man; person; people | 's; him/her/it; this | old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | ||
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trad. (老吾老以及人之老) | 老 | 吾 | 老 | 以及 | 人 | 之 | 老 | |
simp. #(老吾老以及人之老) | 老 | 吾 | 老 | 以及 | 人 | 之 | 老 |
Etymology
editFrom Mencius:
- 老吾老,以及人之老;幼吾幼,以及人之幼。天下可運於掌。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Lǎo wú lǎo, yǐjí rén zhī lǎo; yòu wú yòu, yǐjí rén zhī yòu. Tiānxià kě yùn yú zhǎng. [Pinyin]
- Treat with the reverence due to age the elders in your own family, so that the elders in the families of others shall be similarly treated; treat with the kindness due to youth the young in your own family, so that the young in the families of others shall be similarly treated - do this, and the kingdom may be made to go round in your palm.
老吾老,以及人之老;幼吾幼,以及人之幼。天下可运于掌。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén jhih lǎo
- Wade–Giles: lao3 wu2 lao3 i3-chi2 jên2 chih1 lao3
- Yale: lǎu wú lǎu yǐ-jí rén jr̄ lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao wu lao yiijyi ren jy lao
- Palladius: лао у лао ицзи жэнь чжи лао (lao u lao iczi žɛnʹ čži lao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 ng4 lou5 ji5 kap6 jan4 zi1 lou5
- Yale: lóuh ǹgh lóuh yíh kahp yàhn jī lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 ng4 lou5 ji5 kap9 jan4 dzi1 lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 ng4 lou5 yi5 keb6 yen4 ji1 lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ ŋ̍²¹ lou̯¹³ jiː¹³ kʰɐp̚² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.rˤuʔ ŋˤa C.rˤuʔ ləʔ [m-k-]rəp ni[ŋ] tə C.rˤuʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ruːʔ ŋaː ruːʔ lɯʔ ɡrɯb njin tjɯ ruːʔ/
Idiom
edit老吾老以及人之老
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