| text | 人人親其親、長其長而天下平 |
|---|---|
| header | 句子 |
| text-pinyin | 人人親其親[rén rén qīn qí qīn]、 長其長而天下平[zhǎng qí cháng ér tiān xià píng] |
| englishtrans | If each man would love his parents and show the due respect to his elders, the whole land would enjoy tranquillity. (literally: everybody considers their parents parents, and their leaders leaders, then under-heaven is peaceful.) |
| notes | Pattern: XY = to regard Y as X |
| src | Mencius 4.11 |
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