Respect your age

Respect your age

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ū NNI á NSH à ngch à, meaning respect for the elderly. It comes from the book of Zhou, Emperor Wu.

Idiom explanation

Year: age. Advocate: advocate. Tooth: age.

The origin of Idioms

Linghu, defen, et al. In the book of Zhou, Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty: "respect your age, respect your teeth, set out the rules for generations, preface the old rules, and reward the wise king."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, object, or attribute.