孝行 (こうこう) - N2 vocabulary
filial piety
Return to vocabulary list- 孝行したいときに親はなし。 When one would be filial, one's parents are gone.
- 親孝行したいときには親はなし。 By the time you wish to be a good son, your parents are long gone.
- 親孝行な息子さんがいるから、老後の心配しなくていいわね。 It must be nice having such a loyal son. You don't have to wonder if you'll be taken care of in your old age.
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