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孝悌忠信

Mandarin · pinyin xiào tì zhōng xìn

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

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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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haau3 dai6 zung1 seon3

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