养儿防老
Traditional form:
養兒防老
Pinyin (reading):
yǎng'érfánglǎo
Definitions:
- (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
Characters:
- 养 - to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
- 儿 - son, child
- 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against
- 老 - old, aged; experienced
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