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三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
What 三纲五常 means
- 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 义, propriety 礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
The characters in 三纲五常
- 三sānthree; 3
- 纲gānghead rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link
- 五wǔfive; 5
- 常chángalways; ever; often
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