








入孝出悌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be filial to parents at home and respectful to elders and superiors outside”. Literally, “in filial, out fraternal”.

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Open the tool →入孝出悌 (rù xiào chū tì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be filial to parents at home and respectful to elders and superiors outside”.
入孝出悌 is pronounced rù xiào chū tì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 入孝出悌 means “in filial, out fraternal”. It is used to mean “to be filial to parents at home and respectful to elders and superiors outside”.
指回家要孝顺父母,出外要敬爱兄长。亦作‘入孝出弟’。