bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà

Traditional: 不孝有三，無後為大

不孝有三，无后为大 (bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà) is a Chinese word meaning “there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])”.

Meanings

  1. 1there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])

Characters in 不孝有三，无后为大

不bù · no; not so孝xiào · filial piety or obedience有yǒu · to have; there is三sān · three无mó · used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]后hòu · empress为wéi · as (in the capacity of)大dà · big; large; great

Related words

不no; not so有to have; there is没有haven't因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]大big; large; great大see 大夫[dai4 fu5]还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still

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