







父严子孝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a strict father fosters filial piety in his children”. Who in turn show respect and obedience. Literally, “Strict father, filial child”.

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Open the tool →父严子孝 (fù yán zǐ xiào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a strict father fosters filial piety in his children”.
父严子孝 is pronounced fù yán zǐ xiào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 父严子孝 means “Strict father, filial child”. It is used to mean “a strict father fosters filial piety in his children”.
父亲严格管教子女,子女依顺孝敬父亲。