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Chinese
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
I; my
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
as well as; along with; and
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man; person; people
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's; him/her/it; this
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
| trad. (老吾老以及人之老)
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老
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吾
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老
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以及
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人
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之
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老
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| simp. #(老吾老以及人之老)
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老
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吾
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老
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以及
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人
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之
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老
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Etymology
From Mencius:
老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼。天下可運於掌。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼。天下可运于掌。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Lǎo wú lǎo, yǐjí rén zhī lǎo; yòu wú yòu, yǐjí rén zhī yòu. Tiānxià kě yùn yú zhǎng.
- Treat with the reverence due to age the elders in your own family, so that the elders in the families of others shall be similarly treated; treat with the kindness due to youth the young in your own family, so that the young in the families of others shall be similarly treated - do this, and the kingdom may be made to go round in your palm.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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老
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吾
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以
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及
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人
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之
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之
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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lǎo
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wú
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yǐ
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jí
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rén
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zhī
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zhī
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ lawX ›
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‹ ngu ›
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‹ yiX ›
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‹ gip ›
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‹ nyin ›
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‹ tsyi ›
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‹ tsyi ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*C.rˁuʔ/
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/*ŋˁa/
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/*ləʔ/
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/*rəp/
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/*ni/
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/*tə/
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/*tə/
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| English
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old
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I, my
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take, use
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reach to
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(other) person
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go to
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(3p object pronoun; attributive particle)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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老
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吾
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以
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及
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人
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之
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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7666
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13146
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14929
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5664
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10800
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17188
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Phonetic
component
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老
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五
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以
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及
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人
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之
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Rime
group
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幽
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魚
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之
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緝
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眞
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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老
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吾
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以
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及
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仁
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之
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Old
Chinese
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/*ruːʔ/
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/*ŋaː/
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/*lɯʔ/
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/*ɡrɯb/
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/*njin/
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/*tjɯ/
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Idiom
老吾老以及人之老
- to love and respect not only the elders in one's own family but also other elders