敬老尊贤

jìng lǎo zūn xián

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1. to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

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Child Words of 敬老尊贤

• 敬 敬 jìng: (bound form) respectful; to respect
• 尊 尊 zūn: senior
• 敬老 敬老 jìng lǎo: respect for the aged
• 贤 贤 xián: worthy or virtuous person
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity