| 1 | 秦孝公 | 秦孝公 | qín xiào gōng | Qin2 Xiao4 gong1 | Duke Xiao of Qin, 秦国 , ruled 361-338 BC during the Warring States Period | | |
| 2 | 子孝父慈 | 子孝父慈 | zǐ xiào fù cí | zi3 xiao4 fu4 ci2 | see 父慈子孝 | | |
| 3 | 孝感动天 | 孝感動天 | xiào gǎn dòng tiān | xiao4 gan3 dong4 tian1 | to move heaven by one's filial piety (idiom) | | |
| 4 | 孝感地区 | 孝感地區 | xiào gǎn dì qū | Xiao4 gan3 di4 qu1 | Xiaogan prefecture in Hubei | | |
| 5 | 孝感 | 孝感 | xiào gǎn | Xiao4 gan3 | Xiaogan prefecture level city in Hubei | | |
| 6 | 孝服 | 孝服 | xiào fú | xiao4 fu2 | mourning clothes | | |
| 7 | 孝道 | 孝道 | xiào dao | xiao4 dao5 | filial piety (Confucian virtue); to be a good son or daughter | | |
| 8 | 孝成王 | 孝成王 | xiào chéng wáng | Xiao4 cheng2 Wang2 | King Xiaocheng of Zhao 赵国 , reigned 266-245 BC | | |
| 9 | 孝昌县 | 孝昌縣 | xiào chāng xiàn | Xiao4 chang1 xian4 | Xiaochang county in Xiaogan 孝感 , Hubei | | |
| 10 | 孝昌 | 孝昌 | xiào chāng | Xiao4 chang1 | Xiaochang county in Xiaogan 孝感 , Hubei | | |
| 11 | 孝 | 孝 | xiào | xiao4 | filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel | | |
| 12 | 脱孝 | 脫孝 | tuō xiào | tuo1 xiao4 | to get through the mourning period | | |
| 13 | 守孝 | 守孝 | shǒu xiào | shou3 xiao4 | to observe mourning for one's parents | | |
| 14 | 百善孝为先 | 百善孝為先 | bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān | bai3 shan4 xiao4 wei2 xian1 | of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 披麻带孝 | 披麻帶孝 | pī má dài xiào | pi1 ma2 dai4 xiao4 | to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻带孝 ; to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻戴孝 | | |
| 16 | 明孝陵 | 明孝陵 | míng xiào líng | Ming2 xiao4 ling2 | Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 , a World Heritage site | | |
| 17 | 满孝 | 滿孝 | mǎn xiào | man3 xiao4 | at the end of the mourning period; to fulfill one's filial duties of mourning | | |
| 18 | 尽孝 | 盡孝 | jìn xiào | jin4 xiao4 | to do one's filial duty | | |
| 19 | 父慈子孝 | 父慈子孝 | fù cí zǐ xiào | fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4 | benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children | | |
| 20 | 费孝通 | 費孝通 | fèi xiào tōng | Fei4 Xiao4 tong1 | Fei Xiaotong (1910-2005), Chinese sociologist | | |
| 21 | 二十四孝 | 二十四孝 | èr shí sì xiào | Er4 shi2 si4 Xiao4 | the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty | | |
| 22 | 吊孝 | 弔孝 | diào xiào | diao4 xiao4 | a condolence visit | | |
| 23 | 带孝 | 帶孝 | dài xiào | dai4 xiao4 | to wear mourning garb; to be in mourning; variant of 戴孝 | | |
| 24 | 不孝有三,无后为大 | 不孝有三,無後為大 | bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà | bu4 xiao4 you3 san1 , wu2 hou4 wei2 da4 | There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子 ) | | |
| 25 | 不孝有三 | 不孝有三 | bù xiào yǒu sān | bu4 xiao4 you3 san1 | There are three major offenses against filial piety. (idiom) | | |