filial children

filial children

Filial piety is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Xi à oz à sh à ns à n, which means filial son and virtuous grandson. It comes from Liu Xiang's Shuo yuan Bian Wu in the Western Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

A filial son and virtuous grandson.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in Shuo yuan Bian Wu: "I would like to say that the dead have knowledge of it. I am afraid that the filial son and the grandson will not live and die."

Analysis of Idioms

Be filial to one's children and be virtuous to one's grandchildren

Antonym: unworthy offspring

Idiom usage

Children who are filial to their parents or ancestors

Examples

This is contrary to the theory of sweeping tombs to save the nation. It hurts the heart of filial piety. Lu Xun's lace Literature: Qingming Festival