養兒防老

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. 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	son; child; diminutive suffix	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)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

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

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

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