hiếu

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounadjectiveverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [hiəw˧˦]Huế [hiw˨˩˦]Saigon [hiw˦˥] browser voice

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hiếurisingsắc

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hiếu means filial piety; mourning after parent's death.

Chinese characters: 孝

Meanings of hiếu in English

Noun

filial piety
mourning after parent's death

Adjective

filially pious

Verb

literary to be fond of, to like

Words with hiếu

báo hiếu bất hiếu chí hiếu hiếu đễ hiếu thảo hiếu thuận hiếu chiến hiếu động hiếu học hiếu khách hiếu kì thị hiếu hiếu sự

Example sentences with hiếu

Tom cực kỳ hiếu thắng. Tom is extremely competitive.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 孝.

Frequently asked questions

What does hiếu mean in English?

hiếu (noun) means "filial piety; mourning after parent's death".

How do you pronounce hiếu?

IPA: Hanoi [hiəw˧˦]; Saigon [hiw˦˥]. Tones: hiếu — rising tone (sắc).

Is hiếu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hiếu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 孝.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.