dutiful and devoted to one's parents, grandparents, or other elders.

to give presents to one's elders or superiors as a mark of respect

the desire to show respect, care, and obedience toward one's parents; filial piety as a sentiment

a son who shows filial piety

the conduct or practice of being a good son or daughter

Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), a prominent Chinese sociologist and anthropologist.

to do one's filial duty

Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor

Ming tombs in Nanjing, specifically the mausoleum of the founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang; a World Heritage site

Xiaogan, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province

The 'Filial and Incorrupt' civil service categories in the Han dynasty, which later became a single examination subject during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Xiaoyi, a county-level city in Lüliang City, Shanxi

to wear mourning dress or observe a period of mourning for a deceased relative

filial piety and fraternal duty

to observe mourning for one's parents

to wear traditional mourning clothes (made of hemp) and observe rites for a deceased relative

Duke Xiao of Qin, ruler of the State of Qin (r. 361-338 BC) during the Warring States Period

mourning dress; deep mourning

Xiaonan, a district of Xiaogan City [[孝感市|孝感市|Xiao4 gan3 Shi4]], Hubei

unquestioning filial piety

a benevolent father and a filial son; the ideal of natural love and mutual respect between parents and children

Xiaochang, a county in Xiaogan City, Hubei

to pay a condolence visit

mourning garment

to wear traditional hempen mourning garments and ritual dress to signify being in mourning for a deceased relative

The four Confucian moral injunctions of filial piety to parents, respect for older brothers, loyalty to the monarch, and trustworthiness toward friends.

Zeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style

Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor [[雍正|雍正|Yong1 zheng4]] and mother of Emperor [[乾隆|乾隆|Qian2 long2]]

to be forever filial

King Xiaocheng of Zhao [[赵国|趙國|Zhao4 Guo2]], reigned 266-245 BC

to reach the end of or fulfill the prescribed period of filial mourning for a parent or elder

The Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing), a Confucian classic detailing filial duty.

Of all virtues, filial piety is the most important.

Xiaosu, posthumous name of [[包拯|包拯|Bao1 Zheng3]] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

to get through the mourning period

to visit friends and relatives to express gratitude after a funeral

the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, a classic Confucian text on filial piety from the Yuan dynasty

There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no male heir is the worst (from Mencius).