養兒防老

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)	son; child; diminutive suffix	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (養兒防老)		養	兒	防	老
simp. (养儿防老)		养	儿	防	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎng'érfánglǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ ji⁴ fong⁴ lou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎng'érfánglǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎng-érfánglǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yang³-êrh²-fang²-lao³
    • Yale: yǎng-ér-fáng-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangerlfarnglao
    • Palladius: янъэрфанлао (janʺerfanlao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ ji⁴ fong⁴ lou⁵
    • Yale: yéuhng yìh fòhng lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ ji⁴ fong⁴ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ yi⁴ fong⁴ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ jiː²¹ fɔːŋ²¹ lou̯¹³/

Idiom

養兒防老

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