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filial

Genetics of or relating to a generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.

This was a form of apprenticeship, and it is not clear that the apprenticeship had any filial relation.

by filial September 22, 2015

Filial Piety

Filial Piety means to be good to one's parents; to take care of one's parents; to engage in good conduct, not just towards parents but also outside the home so as to bring a good name to one's parents and ancestors; to show love, respect, and support; to display courtesy; to ensure male heirs; to uphold fraternity among brothers; to wisely advise one's parents, including dissuading them from moral unrighteousness; to display sorrow for their sickness and death; and to bury them and carry out sacrifices after their death.

Confucian scholars taught filial piety.

by Leafthief4649 February 27, 2022