sān gāng wǔ cháng
Traditional: 三綱五常
三纲五常 (sān gāng wǔ cháng) is a Chinese word meaning “three 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)”.
Meanings
- 1three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 2the 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)