百善孝為先

Chinese

			filial	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first
trad. (百善孝為先/百善孝爲先)		百善	孝	為/爲	先
simp. (百善孝为先)		百善	孝	为	先

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎishàn xiào wéi xiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ sin⁶ haau³ wai⁴ sin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎishàn xiào wéi xiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎishàn siào wéi sian
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-shan⁴ hsiao⁴ wei² hsien¹
    • Yale: bǎi-shàn syàu wéi syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baeshann shiaw wei shian
    • Palladius: байшань сяо вэй сянь (bajšanʹ sjao vɛj sjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ sin⁶ haau³ wai⁴ sin¹
    • Yale: baak sihn haau wàih sīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ sin⁶ haau³ wai⁴ sin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ xin⁶ hao³ wei⁴ xin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ siːn²² haːu̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/

Proverb

百善孝為先

1. Of all virtues, filial piety comes first; Filial piety is the most important of all virtues

Synonyms

• 百行孝為先／百行孝为先