unfilial son
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
unfilial son; a son who disobeys or rebels against his parents
formalA strong, morally charged term used in formal and literary contexts to condemn a son's serious disrespect or disobedience towards his parents, violating the traditional virtue of filial piety (孝).
Nà那
ge个
bù不
shàn赡
yǎng养
fù父
mǔ母
de的
nì逆
zǐ子
bèi被
quán全
cūn村
rén人
tuò唾
qì弃
。
The unfilial son who doesn't support his parents is despised by the whole village.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
xì戏
jù剧
zhōng中
，
nì逆
zǐ子
cháng常
cháng常
méi没
yǒu有
hǎo好
xià下
chǎng场
。
In ancient dramas, unfilial sons often meet a bad end.
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Tā他
yīn因
huī挥
huò霍
jiā家
chǎn产
、
qì气
sǐ死
fù父
qīn亲
，
bèi被
chì斥
wéi为
nì逆
zǐ子
。
He was denounced as an unfilial son for squandering the family fortune and causing his father's death from anger.
Jiā家
mén门
bù不
xìng幸
，
jìng竟
chū出
cǐ此
nì逆
zǐ子
！
What misfortune for the family, to produce such an unfilial son!