养儿防老

Traditional: 養兒防老

yǎng ér fáng lǎo

Dictionary entry

(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age

What does 养儿防老 mean?

养儿防老 (yǎng ér fáng lǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age

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养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)儿érchild · son 防fángto protect · to defend 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)

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养儿防老

yǎng ér fáng lǎo

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