- 五常
- 1)Wu3 chang2Wuchang county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱, 哈尔滨, Heilongjiang2)wu3 chang2five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義, 义, propriety 禮, 礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信, five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends), five phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土* * *Ⅱ. 五常|五常 [wǔ cháng] ► five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence ↑仁, righteousness ↑義|↑义, propriety ↑禮|↑礼, wisdom ↑智 and fidelity ↑信 ► five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends) ► five phases of Chinese philosophy: water ↑水, fire ↑火, wood ↑木, metal ↑金, earth ↑土
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.