filial piety

noun

The virtue of showing respect and doing good deeds for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, as understood in Confucian ethics and commonly observed in the Sinosphere.

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Meanings

nounfilial piety (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe virtue of showing respect and doing good deeds for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, as understood in Confucian ethics and commonly observed in the Sinosphere.

Origin

From filial + piety.

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Translations

Arabic بِرّ اَلْوَالِدَيْن
  • بِرّ اَلْوَالِدَيْن (birr al-wālidayn)respect to one's parents and ancestors
Bulgarian си́новна почти́телност
  • си́новна почти́телност (sínovna počtítelnost)respect to one's parents and ancestors
Catalan pietat filial
  • pietat filialrespect to one's parents and ancestors
Chinese Mandarin 孝, 孝心
  • 孝 (xiào)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 孝心 (xiàoxīn)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 孝順 /孝顺 (xiàoshùn)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 孝道 (xiàodào)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 盡孝 /尽孝 (jìnxiào)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 孝敬 (xiàojìng)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 孝行 (xiàoxíng)respect to one's parents and ancestors
Czech úcta k stáří
  • úcta k stářírespect to one's parents and ancestors
Dutch kinderlijke gehoorzaamheid
  • kinderlijke gehoorzaamheidrespect to one's parents and ancestors
Finnish vanhempien kunnioitus
  • vanhempien kunnioitusrespect to one's parents and ancestors
French piété filiale
  • piété filialerespect to one's parents and ancestors
German kindliche Pietät
  • kindliche Pietätrespect to one's parents and ancestors
Indonesian berbakti
  • berbaktirespect to one's parents and ancestors
Japanese 親孝行
  • 親孝行 (oyakōkō)respect to one's parents and ancestors
Korean 효행, 효심
  • 효행 (hyohaeng)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 효심 (hyosim)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 효도 (hyodo)respect to one's parents and ancestors
  • 효 (hyo)respect to one's parents and ancestors
Portuguese piedade filial
  • piedade filialrespect to one's parents and ancestors
Russian сыно́вняя почти́тельность
  • сыно́вняя почти́тельность (synóvnjaja počtítelʹnostʹ)respect to one's parents and ancestors
Spanish piedad filial
  • piedad filialrespect to one's parents and ancestors
Vietnamese lòng hiếu thảo, hiếu thảo
  • lòng hiếu thảorespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • hiếu thảorespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • hiếurespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • chữ hiếurespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • hiếu thuậnrespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • hiếu tâmrespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • hiếu hạnhrespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • hiếu đạorespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • đạo hiếurespect to one's parents and ancestors
  • hiếu kínhrespect to one's parents and ancestors
Cite this entry
APA

filial piety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filial%20piety

MLA

“filial piety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filial%20piety. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filial piety,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filial%20piety.

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