儿孙自有儿孙福，莫为儿孙做马牛兒孫自有兒孫福，莫為兒孫做馬牛兒孫自有兒孫福，莫為兒孫做馬牛

children and grandchildren have their own fortune; don't toil like horse and ox for them

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Descendants will make their own way, so elders shouldn't wear themselves out for them. It is often said to ease worry.

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Simplified: 儿孙自有儿孙福，莫为儿孙做马牛
Traditional (Taiwan): 兒孫自有兒孫福，莫為兒孫做馬牛
Pinyin: érsūnzìyǒu'érsūnfú, mò wèi érsūn zuò mǎ niú
Bopomofo: ㄦˊ ㄙㄨㄣㄗˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄙㄨㄣㄈㄨˊ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄙㄨㄣㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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