老怕丧子,少怕丧母老怕喪子,少怕喪母老怕喪子,少怕喪母

the old fear losing a son, the young fear losing a mother

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The worst fortune for an old person is the early death of a son who would support them, and for a child the loss of the mother who raises them. Said with sympathy.

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Simplified: 老怕丧子,少怕丧母
Traditional (Taiwan): 老怕喪子,少怕喪母
Pinyin: lǎo pà sàng zǐ,shào pà sàng mǔ
Pinyin (Taiwan): lǎo pà sàng zǐ,shǎo pà sàng mǔ
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙㄤˋ ㄗˇ,ㄕㄠˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙㄤˋ ㄇㄨˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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