扶老携幼

扶老攜幼

fúlǎo-xiéyòu

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Meanings

村民扶老携幼地前来欢迎子弟兵。

Cūnmín fúlǎoxiéyòu de qiánlái huānyíng zǐdì bīng.

The villagers came out, old and young together, to welcome the troops.

节日里，人们扶老携幼上街看花灯。

Jiérì lǐ, rénmen fúlǎoxiéyòu shàngjiē kàn huā dēng.

During the festival, families turned out together — old and young — to see the lanterns.

灾难来临，邻居们扶老携幼撤离。

Zāinàn láilín, línjū men fúlǎoxiéyòu chèlí.

When disaster struck, neighbors evacuated together, helping the elderly and carrying the children.

history

From 《战国策·齐策四》, where villagers 'support the old and lead the young' to greet a virtuous lord on the road — a classical image of public welcome.

memory

扶 (support, with one's hand) the old, 携 (lead, by the hand) the young — a literal whole-family scene.

扶 fú

老 lǎo

携 xié

幼 yòu