piety show filial respect for give presents moral obligation to look after one´s parents show filial piety and respect to one´s elders or superiors
Honour thy father and thy mother.
要孝敬父母。
—— 给力词典精选The children treated their parents with filial respect.
这些孩子孝敬他们的双亲。
—— 给力词典精选Honorable Sir, I have an aged mother to support.
大恩大德的老爷, 我上有老母要孝敬。
—— 辞典例句The sons and daughters all consider it a moral obligation to look after their parents.
儿女们都认为应当孝敬父母是应尽的义务。
—— 辞典例句The respect he shows towards his parents is worthy of praise.
他孝敬父母值得称道。
—— 给力词典精选