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不孝有三，無後為大
简 不孝有三，无后为大 · 繁 不孝有三，無後為大Mandarin · pinyin bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà
Meanings
- there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子 Mèng zǐ)
Characters in this entry
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 孝
- xiào · filial piety, obedience; mourning
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 三
- sān · three
- 無
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- 後
- hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
- 為
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- 大
- dà · big, great, vast, large, high
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
- 后
- hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
- 为
- wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
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bat1 haau3 jau5 saam1 ，mou4 hau6 wai4 daai6
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