unfilial; old mourning self-reference
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to be unfilial; to fail in one's filial duties
formalUsed to describe a serious moral failing in a child's relationship to their parents.
Tā他
cháng长
qī期
bù不
huí回
jiā家
tàn探
wàng望
fù父
mǔ母
，
shí实
shǔ属
bù不
xiào孝
。
He rarely goes home to visit his parents, which is truly unfilial.
Gǔ古
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
，
bù不
xiào孝
yǒu有
sān三
，
wú无
hòu后
wéi为
dà大
。
The ancients believed there are three ways to be unfilial, and having no heir is the greatest.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
dà大
nì逆
bù不
dào道
de的
xíng行
wéi为
shì是
bù不
xiào孝
de的
biǎo表
xiàn现
。
This kind of treasonous and impious behavior is a manifestation of unfiliality.
noun
my humble self (mourning son's self-reference)
archaicAn archaic, formal self-reference used by a son during his parents' funeral or mourning period to express humility and grief.
Bù不
xiào孝
mǒu某
mǒu某
，
qì泣
xuè血
dùn顿
shǒu首
。
Your unfilial child [Name], bows his head in tears and blood.
Jiù旧
shí时
fù讣
gào告
zhōng中
，
ér儿
zi子
cháng常
zì自
chēng称
“
bù不
xiào孝
nán男
”
。
In old obituaries, a son would often refer to himself as 'the unfilial son'.