詞條:老吾老以及人之老,幼吾幼以及人之幼
lǎo wǔ lǎo yǐ ji ren zhī lǎo,you wǔ you yǐ ji ren zhī you
[Honour the aged of other family as we honour our own;Care for the children of other family as we care for our own] 見《孟子·梁惠王上》。意思是尊敬我家裡的長輩,從而推廣到尊敬別人家裡的長輩;愛護我家裡的兒女,從而推廣到愛護別人家裡的兒女。第一個「老」字用作動詞,作「敬愛」講;第一個「幼」字也用作動詞,作「愛護」講。「及」是動詞