三从四德

sāncóngsìdé

the three obediences and four virtues (for a woman according to Confucian ethics)—obedience to father before marriage, to husband after marriage, and to son after husband's death; morality, proper speech, modest manner, and diligent work

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san1 cong2 si4 de2

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

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三从四德

sān cóng sì dé

the three obediences and the four virtues; three obediences (in ancient China a woman was required to obey her father before marriage, and her husband during married life and her sons in widowhood) and four virtues (fidelity, physical charm, propriety in speech and efficiency in needle work) -- wifely submission and virtue

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三從四德|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