- 三綱五常
- sāngāngwǔchángthe three cardinal guides (i. e. ruler guides subject, father guides son, and husband guides wife) and the five constant virtues (i. e. benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity) as specified in the feudal ethical code* * *san1 gang1 wu3 chang2three 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)* * *
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.