- 忠孝节义 zhōngxiàojiéyì loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousnessThe four traditional virtues of loyalty to the state, filial piety to parents, faithfulness between spouses, and righteousness among friends
- 忠孝两全 zhōngxiàoliǎngquán both loyal and filialLoyal to one's country and filial to one's parents at the same time; to fulfill both duties of loyalty and filial piety.
- 忠孝双全 zhōngxiàoshuāngquán both loyal and filialto have both loyalty to one's country and devotion to one's parents; to be consummate in fidelity and filial piety
- 忠孝不能两全 zhōngxiàobùnéngliǎngquán loyalty and filial piety are incompatibleLiterally meaning one cannot satisfy the demands of both loyalty to the state and filial piety to one's parents at the same time; used when a person is forced to choose between duty to their country and duty to their family