积谷防饥，养儿防老積穀防饑，養兒防老積穀防饑，養兒防老

store grain against hunger, raise sons against old age

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Plan ahead and prepare for the future, as one stores grain for famine and raises children to be cared for in old age. Cf. "Save for a rainy day."

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

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