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孝思不匱

简孝思不匮 · 繁孝思不匱

Mandarin · pinyin xiào sī bù kuì

to be forever filial (idiom)

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孝: xiào · filial piety, obedience; mourning
思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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匮: kuì · to lack

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4–1–4–4 · xiao4 si1 bu4 kui4

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