"三綱五常" meaning in Chinese

See 三綱五常 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/, /saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: sāngāngwǔcháng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saam¹ gong¹ ng⁵ soeng⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sāngāngwǔcháng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sangangwǔcháng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], san¹-kang¹-wu³-chʻang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], sān-gāng-wǔ-cháng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], sangangwuucharng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], саньганъучан [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sanʹganʺučan [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sāam gōng ńgh sèuhng [Cantonese, Yale], saam¹ gong¹ ng⁵ soeng⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sam¹ gong¹ ng⁵ sêng⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 三纲五常
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 三綱五常
  1. (Confucianism) the three essential relationships (between ruler and subject, father and son, and husband and wife) and five constant virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 綱常 (gāngcháng) [short-form], 纲常 (gāngcháng) [short-form]
    Sense id: en-三綱五常-zh-phrase-EbCYJRj- Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Confucianism, Five, Three

Alternative forms

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