养儿一百岁，长忧九十九

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 养儿一百岁，长忧九十九 – see 養兒一百歲，長憂九十九 (“When a parent raises a child for 100 years, he/she would worry for him/her for 99 years; A parent always cares about their children no matter how old they are.”). (This term is the simplified form of 養兒一百歲，長憂九十九).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.