敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
Pinyin

Definition

敬老尊贤
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jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

老
lǎo
  1. 1 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
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老家
lǎo jiā
  1. 1 native place
  2. 2 place of origin
  3. 3 home state or region
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
偕老
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
孝敬
xiào jìng
  1. 1 to show filial respect
  2. 2 to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)
  3. 3 to support one's aged parents
尊
zūn
  1. 1 senior
  2. 2 of a senior generation
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to respect
  5. 5 honorific
  6. 6 classifier for cannons and statues
  7. 7 ancient wine vessel
尊严
zūn yán
  1. 1 dignity
  2. 2 sanctity
  3. 3 honor
  4. 4 majesty
尊敬
zūn jìng
  1. 1 to respect
  2. 2 to revere
尊贵
zūn guì
  1. 1 respected
  2. 2 respectable
  3. 3 honorable
尊重
zūn zhòng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to respect
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to value
  5. 5 eminent
  6. 6 serious
  7. 7 proper
年老
nián lǎo
  1. 1 aged
敬
jìng
  1. 1 to respect
  2. 2 to venerate
  3. 3 to salute
  4. 4 to offer

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
妄自尊大
wàng zì zūn dà
  1. 1 ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
  1. 1 well-off and respected (idiom)
  2. 2 to be content with one's wealth and position
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
  2. 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
敝屣尊荣
bì xǐ zūn róng
  1. 1 to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
  1. 1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
敬而远之
jìng ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
  2. 2 to remain at a respectful distance
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
  1. 1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

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