三纲五常
Traditional form:
三綱五常
Pinyin (reading):
sāngāngwǔcháng
Definitions:
- 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)
Characters:
- 三 - three
- 纲 - program, outline; principle, guiding thread
- 五 - five; surname
- 常 - common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
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