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 (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵shiau-tsy

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• 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hau-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: hau zii`
    • 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
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵shiau-tsy
    • MiniDict: shiau^去 tsyi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

Noun

孝子

1. filial son
2. son in mourning

   Coordinate terms: 孝子 (xiàozǐ), 孝媳 (xiàoxí), 孝女 (xiàonǚ), 孝婿 (xiàoxù)

3. (slang, ironic) unfilial son
4. (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) 

1. 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) 

1. a female given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
孝	子

Noun

孝子 • (hyoja) (hangeul 효자)

1. Hanja form^? of 효자 (“filial son, filial child”).