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三從四德 (saam1 cung4 sei3 dak1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

三從四德 (saam1 cung4 sei3 dak1, sān cóng sì dé) — Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 三 (saam1) — 1. three 2. (slang) love affair (usually refers to a female)
• 三九兩丁七 (saam1 gau2 loeng5 ding1 cat1) — very few people
• 三九唔識七 (saam1 gau2 m4 sik1 cat1) — describes the situation where no one knows who anyone else is, where everyone i…
• 三九四零五二 (saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6) — six numbers pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in Ca…
• 三五知己 (saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2) — several close friends
• 三人性交 (saam1 jan4 sing3 gaau1) — Threesome

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