lão ngô lão dĩ cập nhơn chi lão, ấu ngô ấu dĩ cập nhơn chi ấu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Honor your own elders outward to all elders; cherish your own young outward to all young — kinship as a widening circle.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “lão ngô lão dĩ cập nhơn chi lão, ấu ngô ấu dĩ cập nhơn chi ấu” mean?
Honor your own elders outward to all elders; cherish your own young outward to all young — kinship as a widening circle. Literally: elder my elders unto others' elders; young my young unto others' young
Is “lão ngô lão dĩ cập nhơn chi lão, ấu ngô ấu dĩ cập nhơn chi ấu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.