三纲五常
three principles and five virtues (the core moral code of Confucianism)
Frequency 1.6
Meanings
- 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)