幼吾幼，以及人之幼

yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu

Dictionary entry

to care for other's children as one's own

What does 幼吾幼，以及人之幼 mean?

幼吾幼，以及人之幼 (yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to care for other's children as one's own

Character breakdown

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幼yòuyoung 吾Wúsurname Wu 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]及jíand · to reach 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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How to pronounce 幼吾幼，以及人之幼

幼吾幼，以及人之幼

yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu

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