hiếu thảo
Adjective: - Filial; pious: Describes a person, especially a child, who shows deep love, respect, and dutiful care towards their parents and ancestors. It is a core virtue in Vietnamese culture, emphasizing gratitude and responsibility towards one's family.
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy là một người con rất hiếu thảo. (She is a very filial child.)
- Anh ấy luôn hiếu thảo với cha mẹ. (He is always pious towards his parents.)
- Lòng hiếu thảo là một truyền thống quý báu. (Filial piety is a precious tradition.)
"tỏ lòng hiếu thảo": to show/prove one's filial piety.
- Anh ta làm việc chăm chỉ để tỏ lòng hiếu thảo với cha mẹ. (He works hard to show his filial piety to his parents.)
"đạo hiếu thảo": the way/principle of filial piety.
- Đạo hiếu thảo được coi trọng trong nhiều nền văn hóa Á Đông. (The principle of filial piety is valued in many East Asian cultures.)
Hiếu (n): Filial piety; the quality of being filial. Often used in compound words.
- chữ hiếu (the concept of filial duty)
- có hiếu (to be filial)
Bất hiếu (adj): Unfilial; lacking filial piety. The opposite of "hiếu thảo".
- Hành động đó thật bất hiếu. (That action is truly unfilial.)
- Có hiếu: To be filial (often used interchangeably with "hiếu thảo").
- Hiếu thuận: Filial and obedient (emphasizes obedience).
The word "hiếu thảo" is almost exclusively used in the context of family relationships, specifically the duty of children towards their parents. It does not carry the broader religious connotation of "pious" in English, which can refer to devotion to a deity. Its primary meaning is cultural and familial.