子欲养而亲不待
zǐ​yù​yǎng'ér​qīn​bù​dài

filial piety delayed

  • created sense approved 子欲养而亲不待/子欲養而親不待 · zǐ​yù​yǎng'ér​qīn​bù​dài · filial piety delayed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    子欲养而亲不待 / 子欲養而親不待

    zǐ​yù​yǎng'ér​qīn​bù​dài

    filial piety delayed

    the child wishes to care for the parents but the parents have already passed away; used to express regret over not fulfilling filial duties in time

    子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son 欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · to want 养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to provide for 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · [parents] 不待 (literal) → 不待 · bù​dài · not wait for

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense