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五常

wǔ cháng

Definitions

  1. 1. Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
  2. 2. the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)
  3. 3. five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
  4. 4. five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends)
  5. 5. five phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土

Words Containing 五常

三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng

three principles and five virtues (idiom)

五常市
wǔ cháng shì

Wuchang, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

Child Words of 五常

常
cháng

always

五
wǔ

five