孝 (haau3) — filial piety; do one's filial duty; show filial respect in Cantonese
haau˗₃孝Mandarin Pinyin: xiao4
Meaning of 孝
nounfilial piety; do one's filial duty; show filial respect
nounmourning; bereaved; mourning dress
Example Sentences with 孝
fuˍ₆父ciˎ₄慈ziˊ²子haau3.孝。
A kind father and a filial son.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係haau˗₃孝ziˊ²子
He is a filial son.
go˗₃個go˗₃個douˉ¹都waaˍ₆話keoiˏ₅佢haau˗₃孝ziˊ²子
Everyone says he's a filial son.
zouˍ₆做haau˗₃孝ziˊ²子houˊ²好naanˎ₄難
Being a filial son is hard.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好haau˗₃孝ziˊ²子gaa˗₃㗎
He's very filial.
Words Containing 孝
孝堂haau3 tong4
parlor in which the coffin is laid
孝敬haau3 ging3
to respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)
孝子haau3 zi2
a filial son
戴孝daai3 haau3
in mourning
孝心haau3 sam1
filial piety
盡孝道zeon6 haau3 dou6
fufill one's filial duty
孝順haau3 seon6
filial piety; respect for, and duty to one's elders | [粵]: also 乖 (gwaai1)
孝義haau3 ji6
Xiaoyi (city in Shanxi); [粵]: to show filial piety
光孝寺gwong1 haau3 zi6
Guangxiao Temple (A place in Guangzhou)
孝子賢孫haau3 zi2 jin4 syun1
filial sons and good grandchildren
忠孝zung1 haau3
loyal and obedient to parents
謝孝ze6 haau3
to visit friends to thank them after a funeral
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