孝こう心しん

noun

filial devotion; filial piety

A somewhat formal or literary term for a child's heartfelt devotion and respect toward their parents, often used in discussions of Confucian values or traditional family ethics.

• 彼かれの孝こう心しんには頭あたまが下さがる。

  I am deeply impressed by his filial devotion.

• 孝こう心しんを尽つくして年とし老おいた両りょう親しんの世せ話わをする。

  She cares for her elderly parents with utmost filial devotion.