养儿防老,积谷防饥養兒防老,積穀防饑養兒防老,積穀防饑

raise sons to guard against old age, store grain to guard against hunger

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Traditional saying that you have children as support in old age, just as you store grain against famine; both are provision for the future.

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Simplified: 养儿防老,积谷防饥
Traditional (Taiwan): 養兒防老,積穀防饑
Pinyin: yǎng'érfánglǎo,jīgǔfángjī
Bopomofo: ㄧㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄌㄠˇ,ㄐㄧㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧ

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