?What does it mean to raise children to guard against old age and to accumulate grain to guard against hunger?

Where does it come from?

Origin: None Definition: Refers to raising sons to prevent being helpless in old age, and preserving grain to prevent famine.

Pronunciation: yǎng er fang lǎo, jī gǔ fang jī Example: 1. In rural areas, people like to have sons in order to continue the family name. There is an old saying that raising children will provide for old age.

2. This is not as meaningful as enjoying it in time and putting extra energy on raising children and preparing for old age.

3. Huskey said that there is a reason why many families want boys, in order to have strong labor force and "raise children for old age", and the traditional concept also believes that boys can carry on the family line.

4. On the issue of fertility, dominated by the feudal ethics of having more children, more happiness, and raising children to provide for old age, women in the upper class of the Tang Dynasty passively became reproductive tools for the family and society. The high birth rate also brought about the high number of mothers and children.

mortality rate.