老吾老，以及人之老

Traditional form:

老吾老，以及人之老

Pinyin (reading):

lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo

Definitions:

• to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

Characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 吾 - I, my, our; to resist, to impede
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 及 - to extend; to reach; and; in time
• 人 - man, person; people
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 老 - old, aged; experienced

Traditional characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 吾 - I, my, our; to resist, to impede
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 及 - to extend; to reach; and; in time
• 人 - man, person; people
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 老 - old, aged; experienced