三從四德

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