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.

幼 (literal) → 幼 · yòu · to care for 吾 (literal) → 吾 · wú · I 幼 (literal) → 幼 · yòu · children ， (non_chinese) 以及 (literal) → 以及 · yǐ​jí · as well as 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 幼 (literal) → 幼 · yòu · children

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM