贞操
贞操
zhēn cāo
(usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor
Traditional: 貞操
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Definitions
- (usually of women) chastity
- virginity
- virtue
- honor
- loyalty
- moral integrity
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Related Words
贞节(zhēn jié)— chastity
→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
→失身(shī shēn)— to lose one's virginity
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