xiào

common
adjective
literary

Meaning of 不肖

不肖 means unworthy; degenerate; lacking virtue. Pronounced bù xiào.

  • unworthy; degenerate; lacking virtue

Definitions & Examples

Jiā
mén
xìng
 
chū
le
xiào
sūn
 

It is the family's misfortune to have unworthy descendants.

qīn
cháng
tàn
ér
zi
shì
xiào
zhī
 

His father often sighs that his son is an unworthy person.

yǒu
yún
 
xiào
sūn
 
nǎi
jiā
mén
zhī
huò
 

As the old saying goes: unworthy descendants are the calamity of the family.

xīn
shēng
 
què
jìn
 
zhēn
shì
xiào
 

His parents worked hard all their lives, yet he lacks ambition and shows no desire to improve. Truly unworthy!