| 孝悌忠信 |
xiào tì zhōng xìn |
Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity / piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends |
| 孝 |
xiào |
filial piety or obedience / mourning apparel |
| 孝悌 |
xiào tì |
filial piety and fraternal duty |
| 悌 |
tì |
to do one's duty as a younger brother |
| 忠 |
zhōng |
loyal; devoted; faithful |
| 忠信 |
zhōng xìn |
faithful and honest / loyal and sincere |
| 信 |
xìn |
letter / mail / CL:封 / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random |