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上有老下有小

shàngyǒulǎoxiàyǒuxiǎo

ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

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  1. 1lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3sandwich generation

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