孝子

Chinese

		filial	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (孝子)		孝	子
simp. ^#(孝子)		孝	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàozǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau³ zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hau-chṳ́
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hàu-chír / hàu-chú
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵shiau-tsy / ⁵shiau-tsy₃

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàozǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàozǐh
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: syàu-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawtzyy
  - Palladius: сяоцзы (sjaoczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau³ zi²
  - Yale: haau jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hau-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: hau zii^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hau⁴ zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /hau̯⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàu-chír
  - Tâi-lô: hàu-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàu-chú
  - Tâi-lô: hàu-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haozuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shiau-tsy
  - MiniDict: shiau^去 tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shiau-tsy₃
  - MiniDict: shiau^去 tsy^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɕiæ⁵² t͡sz̩³³/

Noun

孝子

filial son
son in mourning
Coordinate terms: 孝子 (xiàozǐ), 孝媳 (xiàoxí), 孝女 (xiàonǚ), 孝婿 (xiàoxù)
(slang, ironic) unfilial son
(Internet slang, often derogatory) lackey; stan

Derived terms

不孝子
久病床前無孝子 / 久病床前无孝子 (jiǔ bìng chuáng qián wú xiàozǐ)
久病無孝子 / 久病无孝子
久長病，無孝子 / 久长病，无孝子
和尚無兒孝子多 / 和尚无儿孝子多
孝子慈孫 / 孝子慈孙
孝子賢孫 / 孝子贤孙 (xiàozǐxiánsūn)
家貧顯孝子，國難識忠臣 / 家贫显孝子，国难识忠臣
忠臣孝子
慈孫孝子 / 慈孙孝子
棒下出孝子 (bàng xià chū xiàozǐ)
棒頭出孝子 / 棒头出孝子
火山孝子 (huǒshān xiàozǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孝	子
こう Grade: 6	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕi]

Noun

孝(こう)子(し) • (kōshi)

filial son, filial child

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
孝	子
たか Grade: 6	こ Grade: 1
nanori	kun'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠ko̞]

Proper noun

孝(たか)子(こ) • (Takako)

a female given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
孝	子

Noun

孝子 • (hyoja) (hangeul 효자)

hanja form^? of 효자 (“filial son, filial child”)