老少

lǎoshào
the old and the young

CEDICT

the young and the old

Wiktionary

年纪老大或年纪幼小的。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 老 lǎo
  1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. old (of people)
  3. venerable (person)
  4. experienced
  5. of long standing
  6. always
  7. all the time
  8. of the past
  9. very
  10. outdated
  11. (of meat etc) tough
2 少 shào young

Containing this entry

男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào men, women, young and old; all kinds of people; people of all ages
老少咸宜 lǎoshàoxiányí suitable for young and old
老少无欺 lǎoshàowúqī
  1. cheating neither old nor young
  2. treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
  3. Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
老少皆宜 lǎoshàojiēyí suitable for both the young and the old
老少恋 lǎoshàoliàn
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Related entries

老小 lǎoxiǎo
  1. the old and the young
  2. the youngest member of the family