老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼
lǎo​wú​lǎo​yǐ​jí​rén​zhī​lǎo​yòu​wú​yòu​yǐ​jí​rén​zhī​yòu

honor our elderly and care for our young and then those of others

  1. 老吾老，以及人之老 lǎo​wú​lǎo​yǐ​jí​rén​zhī​lǎo
    treat all elders with respect
    To honor other people's elders as we do our own; treat the elderly in general with the same respect shown to one's own aged parents.
  2. ， wú
    non-Chinese
  3. 幼吾幼，以及人之幼 yòu​wú​yòu​yǐ​jí​rén​zhī​yòu
    to care for others' children as one's own
    Traditional Confucian teaching emphasizing the extension of care from one's own children to the children of others.