久病牀前無孝子 [－－床－无－－]

Jyutping gau2 beng6 cong4 cin4 mou4 haau3 zi2
Pinyin jiǔ bìng chuáng qián wú xiào zǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    當人病​得​耐​，​下一代​未必​會頂​得​住​照顧​壓力​，​連親​生仔​都​難​保持​孝順
    When a person have decease for too long, the descendants might not able to bare the pressure of care taking, no son can always keep filial piety to the sick parent.
    • 身健康比長命百歲重要，如果又老又病陀累家人，所謂「久病牀前無孝子」，仲慘過死。
      身健康比长命百岁重要，如果又老又病陀累家人，所谓「久病床前无孝子」，仲惨过死。
      Having a health body is better than merely having long life, if you are old and sick, as "no son can always keep filial piety to the sick parent", it is even worst than death.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    身健康比长命百岁重要，如果又老又病陀累家人，所谓「久病床前无孝子」，仲惨过死。
    身健康比長命百歲重要，如果又老又病陀累家人，所謂「久病牀前無孝子」，仲慘過死。
    • Having a health body is better than merely having long life, if you are old and sick, as "no son can always keep filial piety to the sick parent", it is even worst than death.