「養兒一百歲，長憂九十九」
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| Pronunciation： | joeng5 ji4 jat1 baak3 seoi3 coeng4 jau1 gau2 sap6 gau2 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
養 to raise (kid), to keep (pet); to raise; to keep; to grow; to form; to acquire; to cultivate; to cure 兒 son; child; kid 一 one; as soon as; once 百 hundred; hundreds digit; hundreds place 歲 age; years of age 長 to grow; long; length; strong point; merit; specialty 憂 worry; sorrow; concern; anxiety; to worry; to be anxious 九 nine 十 ten 九 nine |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
parents always care their children, no matter how old their children are; literally: raise a child for 100 years old, worry long for 99 years
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