孝

xiào

Definitions

1. filial piety or obedience
2. mourning apparel

Words Containing 孝

• 孝敬 xiào jìng: to show filial respect
• 孝顺 xiào shùn: filial
• 不孝 bù xiào: unfilial
• 不孝有三，无后为大 bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà: There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ])
• 二十四孝 èr shí sì xiào: the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
• 子孝父慈 zǐ xiào fù cí: see 父慈子孝[fù cí zǐ xiào]
• 孝南 xiào nán: Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city 孝感市[xiào gǎn shì], Hubei
• 孝南区 xiào nán qū: Xiaonan district of Xiaogan city 孝感市[xiào gǎn shì], Hubei
• 孝子 xiào zǐ: filial son
• 孝廉 xiào lián: xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing
• 孝心 xiào xīn: filial piety (a Confucian obligation)
• 孝思不匮 xiào sī bù kuì: to be forever filial (idiom)
• 孝悌 xiào tì: filial piety and fraternal duty
• 孝悌忠信 xiào tì zhōng xìn: Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity
• 孝感 xiào gǎn: Xiaogan, prefecture-level city in Hubei
• 孝感市 xiào gǎn shì: Xiaogan, prefecture-level city in Hubei
• 孝成王 xiào chéng wáng: King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 266-245 BC
• 孝昌 xiào chāng: Xiaochang county in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei
• 孝昌县 xiào chāng xiàn: Xiaochang county in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei
• 孝服 xiào fú: mourning clothes
• 孝经 xiào jīng: Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)
• 孝义 xiào yì: Xiaoyi, county-level city in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西
• 孝义市 xiào yì shì: Xiaoyi, county-level city in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西
• 孝圣宪 xiào shèng xiàn: Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[yōng zhèng] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[qián lóng]
• 孝肃 xiào sù: Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
• 孝衣 xiào yī: mourning garment
• 孝道 xiào dao: filial piety (Confucian virtue)
• 守孝 shǒu xiào: to observe mourning for one's parents
• 吊孝 diào xiào: a condolence visit
• 愚孝 yú xiào: unquestioning filial piety
• 戴孝 dài xiào: to wear mourning garb
• 披麻带孝 pī má dài xiào: to wear mourning clothes
• 披麻戴孝 pī má dài xiào: to wear mourning clothes
• 明孝陵 míng xiào líng: Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[zhū yuán zhāng], a World Heritage site
• 曾孝谷 zēng xiào gǔ: Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style
• 朱孝天 zhū xiào tiān: Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor
• 满孝 mǎn xiào: at the end of the mourning period
• 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào: benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
• 百善孝为先 bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān: of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
• 尽孝 jìn xiào: to do one's filial duty
• 秦孝公 qín xiào gōng: Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦國|秦国[qín guó], ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period
• 脱孝 tuō xiào: to get through the mourning period
• 谢孝 xiè xiào: to visit friends to thank them after a funeral
• 费孝通 fèi xiào tōng: Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), Chinese sociologist
• 重孝 zhòng xiào: mourning dress