尊老爱幼
zūn lǎo ài yòu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Traditional: 尊老愛幼
To respect the elderly and care for the young. Named as a traditional virtue in moral education, public notices and praise for considerate behaviour.
Kính trọng người già, yêu thương trẻ nhỏ. Được coi là một đức tính truyền thống, thường gặp trong bài học đạo đức, khẩu hiệu và lời khen người biết cư xử.
Register: neutral
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check
Sources & notes
Hán-Việt bridge batch 062 (2026-11-13). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ ; en.wiktionary Vietnamese entries via kaikki.org extract, snapshot 2026-07-31 (CC BY-SA 4.0): Hán-Việt reading 爱/愛 = ái · Vietnamese cognate: Idiomer entry “tôn lão ái ấu” (ton-lao-ai-au). Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “尊老爱幼” mean?
To respect the elderly and care for the young. Named as a traditional virtue in moral education, public notices and praise for considerate behaviour. Literally: honour old people, love small children
Is “尊老爱幼” formal or informal?
尊老爱幼 is generally neutral.