百善孝为先
bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān
Pinyin

Definition

百善孝为先
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bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān
  1. of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
xiān
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted
Bǎi
  1. 1 surname Bai
Bǎi dù
  1. 1 Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
xiān qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 previously
xiān hòu
  1. 1 early or late
  2. 2 priority
  3. 3 in succession
  4. 4 one after another
xiān jī
  1. 1 key moment
  2. 2 decisive opportunity
xiān zhī
  1. 1 prophet
xiān xíng
  1. 1 to precede others
  2. 2 in advance
xiān jìn
  1. 1 advanced (technology)
  2. 2 to advance
xiān fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 pioneer
  3. 3 avant-garde
yuán xiān
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 former
yǒu shàn
  1. 1 friendly
shàn
  1. 1 good (virtuous)
  2. 2 benevolent
  3. 3 well-disposed
  4. 4 good at sth
  5. 5 to improve or perfect
shàn shì
  1. 1 good deeds

Idioms (20)

一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
来者不善,善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
  1. 1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
  2. 2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
  3. 3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 joy of first experience (idiom)
  2. 2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
劝善惩恶
quàn shàn chéng è
  1. 1 to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
  2. 2 you get what's coming to you
十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
  1. 1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
  1. 1 totally submissive (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊,从小到大,就教育我们要孝顺父母。所谓百善孝为先,做什么事情都要把孝放在首位。而儒家思想中最基本的道德观念之一就是“孝”这个字,它也在无形中左右了我们的思想。无论怎么说,讲孝道绝对是一种美德。不过你自己也别硬撑着,而且你要知道怎么做对老人才是最好的,我们的面子不重要。
shì a ,cóngxiǎodàodà ,jiù jiàoyù wǒmen yào xiàoshùn fùmǔ 。suǒwèi bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān ,zuò shénme shìqing dōu yào bǎ xiào fàng zài shǒuwèi 。ér rújiāsīxiǎng zhōng zuì jīběn de dàodé guānniàn zhīyī jiùshì “xiào ”zhège zì ,tā yě zài wúxíng zhōng zuǒyòu le wǒmen de sīxiǎng 。wúlùn zěnme shuō ,jiǎng xiàodào juéduì shì yīzhǒng měidé 。bùguò nǐ zìjǐ yě bié yìngchēng zhe ,érqiě nǐ yào zhīdào zěnme zuò duì lǎorén cái shì zuìhǎo de ,wǒmen de miànzi bù zhòngyào 。
Yes, ever since we were very young, they've been teaching us to be good to our parents. They say that filial piety is the greatest of the virtues. Whatever you do, you should put your parents first. In Confucian thinking, the most fundamental ethical concept is filial piety. Imperceptibly, it's also affected our thinking. No matter how you slice it, being good to your parents is a cardinal virtue. But you don't need to force yourself to bear it. And you have to know what's the best way to treat old folks. Our own dignity and prestige aren't important.