三纲五常
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
three principles and five virtues (idiom); the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
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Traditional: 三綱五常
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- (idiom) three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
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五常(wǔ cháng)· five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
→三从四德(sān cóng sì dé)· Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
→三下五除二(sān xià wǔ chú èr)· three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
→三五(sān wǔ)· several
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