廿四孝

Chinese

		twenty-four; 24	filial
trad. (廿四孝)		廿四	孝
simp. #(廿四孝)		廿四	孝

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jaa⁶ sei³ haau³ / je⁶ sei³ haau³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jaa⁶ sei³ haau³ / je⁶ sei³ haau³
    • Yale: yah sei haau / yeh sei haau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jaa⁶ sei³ haau³ / je⁶ sei³ haau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ya⁶ séi³ hao³ / yé⁶ séi³ hao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jaː²² sei̯³³ haːu̯³³/, /jɛː²² sei̯³³ haːu̯³³/

Proper noun

廿四孝

1. (Cantonese) The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars

Synonyms

• 二十四孝 (Èrshísì Xiào)
• (Hokkien) 二四孝

Adjective

廿四孝

1. (Cantonese) very filially pious
2. (Cantonese, by extension) very devoted and caring in a relationship, regardless of role

   廿四孝老豆 [Cantonese]  ―  jaa⁶ sei³ haau³ lou⁵ dau⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  devoted and caring father