父慈子孝 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• benevolent father, filial son
• natural love between parents and children

Character by character

• 父fùfather, dad
• 慈cígentle, humane, kind, merciful
• 子zǐson, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 孝xiàofilial piety, obedience; mourning

Idioms sharing a character

• 再生父母 zài shēng fù mǔ
• 子承父业 zǐ chéng fù yè
• 认贼作父 rèn zéi zuò fù
• 大发慈悲 dà fā cí bēi
• 心慈手软 xīn cí shǒu ruǎn
• 慈悲为本 cí bēi wéi běn
• 慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù
• 乱臣贼子 luàn chén zéi zǐ
• 仁人君子 rén rén jūn zǐ
• 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ

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