chinese reading - 涤亲溺器 Wash Closet Stool for Mother

huánɡ tínɡjiān běisònɡ fēnnínɡ（jīn jiānɡxī xiūshuǐ）rén

黄庭坚，北宋分宁（今江西修水）人，

 

zhùmínɡ shīrén shūfǎjiā

著名诗人、书法家。

 

suī shēnjū ɡāowèi shìfènɡ mǔqin què jiéjìn xiàochénɡ

虽身居高位，侍奉母亲却竭尽孝诚，

 

měitiān wǎnshànɡ dōu qīnzì wèi mǔqin xǐdí nìqì（biàntǒnɡ）

每天晚上，都亲自为母亲洗涤溺器（便桶），

 

méiyǒu yìtiān wànɡjì érzi yīnɡjìn de zhízé

没有一天忘记儿子应尽的职责。

Huang Tingjian was a man of Fenning (today's Xiushui, Jiangxi) in the period of the Song Dynasty. He was a famous poet and calligrapher. Although he was a high-ranking official, he attended upon his mother piously. He washed the closet stool for his mother personally every evening and never forgot his duty as a son.