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  • 1

    v.unfilial; violate filial obligations; not perform filial duties

    • nǐ zhè yàng duì dài nǐ de fù mǔ zhēn shi bù xiào

      这样对待父母真是不孝

      It is really unfilial of you to treat your parents like this.

  • 2

    n.dated(used by children to refer to themselves during their parents' funeral) unfilial son/daughter; I

    • jiù shí yǐ wéi wú hòu biàn shì bù xiào zhī zi

      旧时以为无后便不孝

      Having no male heir was once considered as an unfilial behaviour.