bất hiếu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Undutiful; unfilial: Describes a person, especially a child, who fails to show the proper respect, obedience, and care expected towards their parents or ancestors, violating the Confucian virtue of filial piety ("hiếu").
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa con bất hiếu. (An undutiful child.)
- Hành động đó bị xem là bất hiếu. (That action is considered unfilial.)
- Anh ta bị gia đình lên án vì sự bất hiếu. (He was condemned by his family for his unfilial behavior.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is deeply rooted in East Asian cultural and ethical values, primarily Confucianism. It carries a strong moral condemnation and is often used in formal, literary, or serious accusatory contexts.
Variants and Related Words
Bất hiếu tử (n): An unfilial son; a profoundly disrespectful child. This is a stronger, more formal noun form.
- Tên bất hiếu tử! (You unfilial son!)
Tội bất hiếu (n): The crime/sin of being unfilial.
- Trong xã hội xưa, tội bất hiếu là rất nặng. (In ancient society, the crime of being unfilial was very serious.)
Synonyms
- Undutiful: Failing to fulfill one's duties, especially to parents.
- Unfilial: Specifically lacking in filial piety.
- Disrespectful (to one's parents): Showing a lack of respect.
Related Idioms
- While "bất hiếu" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is the core concept in phrases like:
- Mang tiếng bất hiếu: To bear the reputation of being unfilial.
- Nó không muốn mang tiếng bất hiếu với cha mẹ. (He doesn't want to bear the reputation of being unfilial to his parents.)
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