上有老下有小
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Chinese[edit]
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young | ||
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trad. (上有老下有小) | 上 | 有 | 老 | 下 | 有 | 小 | |
simp. #(上有老下有小) | 上 | 有 | 老 | 下 | 有 | 小 | |
Literally: “above are the old, below are the young”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
上有老下有小
- to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generation