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三纲五常

sān gāng wǔ cháng · san gang wu chang

Traditional 三綱五常

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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)

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