三贞九烈

Traditional form:

三貞九烈

Pinyin (reading):

sānzhēnjiǔliè

Definitions:

• (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 贞 - virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
• 九 - nine
• 烈 - fiery, violent; ardent, vehement

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 貞 - virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
• 九 - nine
• 烈 - fiery, violent; ardent, vehement