四维
四维
sì wéi
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor; see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]; the four directions; the four limbs (Chinese medicine)
Traditional: 四維
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- the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor
- see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]
- the four directions
- the four limbs (Chinese medicine)
- four-dimensional
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Related Words
礼义廉耻(lǐ yì lián chǐ)— sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])
→三国演义(Sān guó Yǎn yì)— Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
→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
→四德(sì dé)— four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends
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