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孝悌忠信

Mandarin · pinyin xiào tì zhōng xìn

Meanings

  1. Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity
  2. piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends
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孝
xiào · filial piety, obedience; mourning
悌
tì · brotherly, respectful
忠
zhōng · loyalty, devotion, fidelity
信
xìn · trust, believe; letter
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4–4–1–4 · xiao4 ti4 zhong1 xin4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haau3 dai6 zung1 seon3

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孝悌忠信 · xiao4 ti4 zhong1 xin4
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Exact source record孝悌忠信 孝悌忠信 [xiao4 ti4 zhong1 xin4] /Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity/piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends/