bất hiếu

Thân thiện

Làm con mà không phụng dưỡng cha mẹ già là hành vi bất hiếu.

Definition

1. 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.)

Học thuật

adj

1. Undutiful