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弟子入则孝

弟子入則孝
dìzǐ rù zé xiào
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 when at home, the disciple is filial
  2. 2 (fig.) the Confucian first duty: be filial to parents before all else
  3. 3 (lit.) disciple, when-entering (home), then filial

Examples

HSK 3
教孩子要从弟子入则孝开始，从家里教起。
Jiào háizi yào cóng dìzǐrùzéxiào kāishǐ, cóng jiālǐ jiào qǐ.
In teaching children you must start with 'disciples are filial at home' - beginning from within the family.
HSK 7-9
传统教育讲究弟子入则孝，出则悌。
Chuántǒng jiàoyù jiǎngjiū dìzǐrùzéxiào, chū zé tì.
Traditional education emphasized 'disciples are filial at home, respectful to elders abroad.'

Tips

history
From 《论语·学而》(Analects, Xue'er 1:6): 弟子入则孝，出则悌，谨而信，泛爱众，而亲仁。行有余力，则以学文 (The disciple: at home, be filial; abroad, be respectful to elders; careful and trustworthy; loving all broadly and close to the humane. With any energy left over, then study the texts). Also the opening of 李毓秀《弟子规》(Qing-era primer, 1662-1722), which expands the passage into a complete children's conduct manual.
usage
Inseparable from 出则悌 (abroad, be respectful to elders). 入/出 here = at home / outside home. 则 = then, in that case. Confucius's sequence: family virtue first, public virtue next, study of texts last. The defining line of traditional Chinese moral education.

Stroke Order

弟 dì
子 zǐ
入 rù
则 zé
孝 xiào