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三綱五常 (saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

三綱五常 (saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4, sān gāng wǔ cháng) — 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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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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