xiào tì zhōng xìn

孝悌忠信 (xiào tì zhōng xìn) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. 1Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity
  2. 2piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends

Characters in 孝悌忠信

孝xiào · filial piety or obedience悌tì · to do one's duty as a younger brother忠zhōng · loyal; devoted; faithful信xìn · letter

Related words

相信to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true信letter信息information; news; message信任to trust信号signal难以置信(idiom) hard to believe; incredible信仰to believe in (a religion)确信to be convinced自信to have confidence in oneself信心confidence信用卡credit card忠诚devoted

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