Chinese Word Entry
養兒防老Simplified Chinese form: 养儿防老
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄧㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄌㄠˇ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | yǎng ér fáng lǎo |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | joeng5 ji4 fong4 lou5 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 養 | foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture, raise, support |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧㄤˇ (yǎng), ㄧㄤˋ (yàng) |
| Cantonese: | joeng5 |
| Japanese: | ヨウ (you)、 リョウ (ryou) / やしな.う (yashinau)、 やしない (yashinai) |
| Korean: | 양 (yang) |
| Vietnamese: | dưỡng, dượng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 养 |
| 兒 | child, young of animals, son, oneself, final part |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄦˊ (ér), ㄦ (ēr), ㄋㄧˊ (ní) |
| Cantonese: | ji4 |
| Japanese: | ジ (ji)、 ニ (ni)、 ゲイ (gei) / こ (ko) |
| Korean: | 아 (a), 예 (ye) |
| Vietnamese: | nhi, nghê |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 儿 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 児 |
| 防 | ward off, defend, protect, resist, prevent, embankment |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄈㄤˊ (fáng) |
| Cantonese: | fong4 |
| Japanese: | ボウ (bou)、 ホウ (hou) / ふせ.ぐ (fusegu)、 つつみ (tsutsumi) |
| Korean: | 방 (bang) |
| Vietnamese: | phòng |
| 老 | old man, old age, grow old, old, aged, experienced, Kangxi radical 125 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄠˇ (lǎo) |
| Cantonese: | lou5 |
| Japanese: | ロウ (rou) / お.いる (oiru)、 ふ.ける (fukeru)、 おい (oi) |
| Korean: | 로 (ro), 노 (no) |
| Vietnamese: | lão |
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