Young and old(guì shǎo jiàn lǎo)
Young and old
Valuing the young and the old is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Gu ì sh ǎ Oji à NL ǎ o, which means valuing the young and the strong and despiseing the old and the weak. It comes from the biography of Xiongnu in historical records.
The origin of Idioms
Sima Qian's biography of Xiongnu in historical records in the Western Han Dynasty: "the strong eat fat and the old eat the rest. You should be strong and healthy, but you should be old and weak. "
Idiom usage
It refers to the attitude towards the old and the young. Examples: "Wuhuan and Xianbei are the so-called Donghu" in ancient times. Pei Songzhi's annotation quoted the book of Wei written by Wang Shen of Jin Dynasty: "wuwan, Donghu The noble young and the humble old are fierce and rebellious in nature. " History of the Three Kingdoms · Wei Zhi · biography of Wuhuan Xianbei Dongyi
Chinese PinYin : guì shǎo jiàn lǎo
Young and old
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