养儿防老
yǎng
ér
fáng
lǎo

Definitions

  1. 1. (of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age

Components

  • 养 yǎng – to raise (animals)
  • 儿 ér – child
  • 防 fáng – to protect
  • 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