yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu

幼吾幼，以及人之幼 (yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to care for other's children as one's own”.

Meanings

  1. 1to care for other's children as one's own

Characters in 幼吾幼，以及人之幼

幼yòu · young吾wú · (old) I; my幼yòu · young以yǐ · to use及jí · and人rén · person; people之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])幼yòu · young

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