孝悌忠信

xiào tì zhōng xìn

Dictionary entry

Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity

What does 孝悌忠信 mean?

孝悌忠信 (xiào tì zhōng xìn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity

2piety 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xiàofilial piety or obedience · mourning apparel 悌tìto do one's duty as a younger brother 忠zhōngloyal; devoted; faithful 信xìnletter · mail

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xiào tì zhōng xìn

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