In the traditional Chinese family authority and economic power were determined by seniority; the children could only obey and respect their parents, and support them in their old age.
在傳統中國大家庭裡，家長是輩份最高或年齡最大者，他們具有很大的權威，掌握一切家務和經濟大權；子女只有服從和尊敬，對父母生養死祭，絕無二話。