bất hiếu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不孝, composed of 不 (“un-”) and 孝 (“filial”), from Chinese 不孝 (bùxiào). Compare Japanese 不孝 (fuk(y)ō) and Korean 불효 (bulhyo).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ hiəw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ hiw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ hiw˦˥]

Adjective

bất hiếu

  1. (derogatory) unfilial (disrespectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents)
    Antonyms: có hiếu, hiếu thảo
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.