hiếu tử
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Definition
- Noun:
- A dutiful child, a filial child: "Hiếu tử" refers to a child who demonstrates deep respect, love, and care for their parents, fulfilling their filial duties. This term strongly emphasizes the virtue of filial piety ("hiếu thảo").
- A dutiful son: While the term can apply to any child, it is historically and contextually often used to refer specifically to a son who is exceptionally devoted to his parents.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong câu chuyện, anh ta được ca ngợi là một hiếu tử. (In the story, he is praised as a dutiful son.)
- Làm một hiếu tử là trách nhiệm và niềm vinh dự của nhiều người. (Being a dutiful child is the responsibility and honor of many people.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hiếu tử" carries a formal and somewhat classical tone. It is often found in literary contexts, historical narratives, proverbs, and discussions about traditional Confucian values.
- It is typically used as a term of high praise and moral commendation.
Variants and Related Words
- Hiếu thảo (adj): Filial, dutiful. This is the more common adjective describing the quality of being a "hiếu tử".
- Cô ấy là một người con rất hiếu thảo. (She is a very filial child.)
- Bất hiếu (adj/n): Unfilial, undutiful. This is the antonym.
- Hành động đó bị coi là bất hiếu. (That action is considered unfilial.)
- Chữ Hiếu: The Chinese character for and the concept of "filial piety".
Synonyms
- Người con có hiếu: A child with filial piety. (This is a more descriptive, modern synonym.)
- Con ngoan: A good/obedient child. (This is a broader, more everyday term that can imply filial piety but is less specific.)
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Trai tài, gái sắc, con hiếu": A traditional saying listing desirable qualities: a talented man, a beautiful woman, and a filial child.
- The concept is central to many Vietnamese idioms and proverbs about family duty, such as those contrasting "hiếu" (filial piety) with "trung" (loyalty to the country).
- Dutiful child, dutiful son