hiếu thảo
Pronunciation
Northern
/hiəw˧˥ tʰa̰ːw˧˩˧/
Central
/hiə̰w˩˧ tʰaːw˧˩˨/
Southern
/hiəw˧˥ tʰaːw˨˩˦/
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filial
Adjective
filial
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
filial
This adjective describes a person who shows love, respect, and care toward their parents and elder family members.
vi Cô ấy là một người con rất hiếu thảo.
en She is a very filial daughter.
Parts
hiếu / thảo / A compound of hiếu + thảo …
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Parts
hiếu / thảo / A compound of hiếu + thảo …
OriginA compound of hiếu + thảo
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
孝草
Candidates by syllable
hiếu
孝
thảo
草（討）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
thị hiếu / hiếu động / hiếu kì / hiếu tử …
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Use
thị hiếu / hiếu động / hiếu kì / hiếu tử …