三纲五常

sān gāng wǔ cháng

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Definitions

1. three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2. 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)

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Child Words of 三纲五常

• 三 三 sān: three
• 五 五 wǔ: five
• 常 常 cháng: always
• 五常 五常 wǔ cháng: Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
• 纲 纲 gāng: head rope of a fishing net