不孝有三，無後為大 [－－－－－无后为－]

Jyutping bat1 haau3 jau5 saam1 ， mou4 hau6 wai4 daai6
Pinyin bù xiào yǒu sān ， wú hòu wéi dà

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    There are three ways to be unfilial; the worst is to not produce offspring.
    • “山東我見到過太多的家暴黨的例子了……不孝有三，無後為大的觀念根深蒂固，但是我的精子沒有活性……為了這事我爸差點跟我鬧翻了。”
      “山东我见到过太多的家暴党的例子了……不孝有三，无后为大的观念根深蒂固，但是我的精子没有活性……为了这事我爸差点跟我闹翻了。”
      “ shān dōng wǒ jiàn dào guò tài duō de jiā bào dǎng de lì zi le ． ． ． ． ． ． bù xiào yǒu sān ， wú hòu wèi dà de guān niàn gēn shēn dì gù ， dàn shì wǒ de jīng zǐ méi yǒu huó xìng ． ． ． ． ． ． wèi le zhè shì wǒ bà chā diǎn gēn wǒ nào fān le ． ”
      I have seen too many cases of transgender people suffering domestic violence in Shandong… the notion that "there are three ways to be unfilial; the worst is to not produce offspring" has been deeply ingrained in the minds of many, but my sperms weren't active… my dad almost fell out with me about this.

不孝有三，無後為大 [－－－－－无后为－]

Jyutping bat1 haau3 jau5 saam1 , mou4 hau6 wai4 daai6
Pinyin bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    “山东我见到过太多的家暴党的例子了……不孝有三，无后为大的观念根深蒂固，但是我的精子没有活性……为了这事我爸差点跟我闹翻了。”
    “山東我見到過太多的家暴黨的例子了……不孝有三，無後為大的觀念根深蒂固，但是我的精子沒有活性……為了這事我爸差點跟我鬧翻了。”
    “ shān dōng wǒ jiàn dào guò tài duō de jiā bào dǎng de lì zi le ． ． ． ． ． ． bù xiào yǒu sān ， wú hòu wèi dà de guān niàn gēn shēn dì gù ， dàn shì wǒ de jīng zǐ méi yǒu huó xìng ． ． ． ． ． ． wèi le zhè shì wǒ bà chā diǎn gēn wǒ nào fān le ． ”
    • I have seen too many cases of transgender people suffering domestic violence in Shandong… the notion that "there are three ways to be unfilial; the worst is to not produce offspring" has been deeply ingrained in the minds of many, but my sperms weren't active… my dad almost fell out with me about this.