上有老下有小 — shang4 you3 lao3 xia4 you3 xiao3

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shang⁴ you³ lao³ xia⁴ you³ xiao³

lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)/fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children/sandwich generation

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Pronunciations

上

有

老

下

有

小

shang⁴

lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)/fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children/sandwich generation

you³

lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)/fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children/sandwich generation

lao³

lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)/fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children/sandwich generation

xia⁴

lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)/fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children/sandwich generation

you³

lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)/fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children/sandwich generation

xiao³

lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)/fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children/sandwich generation