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How do you say “filial piety” in Vietnamese?

“Filial piety” in Vietnamese is hiếu (filial piety), hiếu thảo (having filial piety), hiếu thuận (filial).

Vietnamese words for “filial piety”

  • hiếunoun
    Hanoi [hiəw˧˦] · Saigon [hiw˦˥]hiếu rising

    filial piety; mourning after parent's death

    for “filial piety” meaning: The virtue of showing respect and doing good deeds for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, as understood in Confucian ethics and commonly observed in the Sinosphere.

  • hiếu thảoadjective
    Hanoi [hiəw˧˦ tʰaːw˧˩] · Saigon [hiw˦˥ tʰaːw˨˩˦]hiếu rising thảo dipping

    having filial piety

    for “filial piety” meaning: The virtue of showing respect and doing good deeds for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, as understood in Confucian ethics and commonly observed in the Sinosphere.

  • hiếu thuậnadjective
    Hanoi [hiəw˧˦ tʰwən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [hiw˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]hiếu rising thuận heavy

    filial; dutiful

    for “filial piety” meaning: The virtue of showing respect and doing good deeds for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, as understood in Confucian ethics and commonly observed in the Sinosphere.

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