移孝為忠
yí​xiào​wéi​zhōng

transfer filial piety to loyalty

  • created sense approved 移孝为忠/移孝為忠 · yí​xiào​wéi​zhōng · transfer filial piety to loyalty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    移孝为忠 / 移孝為忠

    yí​xiào​wéi​zhōng

    transfer filial piety to loyalty

    to redirect the devotion one has for one's parents toward service to the sovereign or state

    移 (literal) → 移 · yí · to change 孝 (literal) → 孝 · xiào · filial; filial piety 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 忠 (literal) → 忠 · zhōng · loyal

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