不孝
bù xiào
Pinyin
Definition
不孝
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- unfilial
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
一字不提
- 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
Sample Sentences
你说的我都知道,总之一甩手交钱了事呗!但是你良心上过得去吗?一问你家老人呢,你说搁敬老院里了,别人还不认为你是不孝子!我们最起码要尽孝道,尽量让妈晚年好好享享清福,有困难可以克服嘛!
I know what you're saying-- basically, pay some money and wash your hands of it! But would your conscience let you do that? As soon as someone asks about your parents, and you tell them you've stuck them in a nursing home, won't other people think you're a bad son! The least we can do is try our best to be good children, and do our best to allow our mom to enjoy a care-free life in her later years. Whatever difficulties we have, we can overcome them!
在中国人的传统观念中,“不孝有三,无后为大”,因为无法承担传宗接代的责任,很多同性恋者本身都会觉得对不起父母,心怀愧疚感,又怎么会为自己感到自豪呢?