万恶淫为首，百善孝为先萬惡淫為首，百善孝為先萬惡淫為首，百善孝為先

of ten thousand evils lewdness is first; of a hundred virtues filial piety comes first

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: An old moral saying ranking sexual immorality as the worst vice and respect for parents as the greatest virtue.

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Simplified: 万恶淫为首，百善孝为先
Traditional (Taiwan): 萬惡淫為首，百善孝為先
Pinyin: wàn'è yín wéishǒu, bǎishànxiàowéixiān
Bopomofo: ㄨㄢˋ ㄜˋ ㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ，ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢ

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