filial piety
Noun
Meaning
filial piety (uncountable)
The virtue of showing respect and doing good deeds for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, as understood in Confucian ethics and commonly observed in the East Asian cultural sphere.
Examples
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.
Having done these things, they made the sacrifices prescribed by custom lest they be found lacking in filial piety.
Three things demonstrate a lack of filial piety.
Filial piety Fourteenth of The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars main In Confucian philosophy, filial piety (Zh, xiào) is a virtue of respect for one's parents and ancestors.