of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
trad. 百善孝為先
Also written 百善孝為先【bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān】
Characters in this word
5百
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surname Bai
- Pinyin
- Bǎi
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 14161 of 2500
善
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good (virtuous), benevolent, well-disposed, good at sth, to improve or perfect
- Pinyin
- shàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 10025 of 2500
孝
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filial piety or obedience, mourning apparel
- Pinyin
- xiào
- Strokes
- 7
为
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as (in the capacity of), to take sth as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do, by (in the passive voice)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 為
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 129 of 2500
先
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beforehand; first; earlier, at first; originally, for the time being; for now, (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- Pinyin
- xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 295 of 2500