三綱五常

Chinese

		three essentials; the three most important relationships among men according to Confucian philosophy	the five cardinal Confucian virtues
trad. (三綱五常)		三綱	五常
simp. (三纲五常)		三纲	五常

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sāngāngwǔcháng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄍㄤㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gong¹ ng⁵ soeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sāngāngwǔcháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄍㄤㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sangangwǔcháng
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-kang¹-wu³-chʻang²
  - Yale: sān-gāng-wǔ-cháng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangangwuucharng
  - Palladius: саньганъучан (sanʹganʺučan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ gong¹ ng⁵ soeng⁴
  - Yale: sāam gōng ńgh sèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gong¹ ng⁵ soeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gong¹ ng⁵ sêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/

Idiom

三綱五常

(Confucianism) the three essential relationships (between ruler and subject, father and son, and husband and wife) and five constant virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)

Synonyms

(short form) 綱常／纲常 (gāngcháng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	綱	五	常
さん Grade: 1	こう Grade: S	ご Grade: 1	じょう Grade: 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋko̞ːɡo̞ʑo̞ː]

Noun

三(さん)綱(こう)五(ご)常(じょう) • (sankōgojō)

(Confucianism) the three fundamental bonds and five constant virtues

See also

三綱(さんこう) (sankō, “three bonds”)
五徳(ごとく) (gotoku), 五常(ごじょう) (gojō, “five virtues”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
三	綱	五	常

Noun

三綱五常 • (samgang'osang) (hangeul 삼강오상)

hanja form^? of 삼강오상 (“three fundamental bonds and five constant virtues”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
三	綱	五	常

Noun

三綱五常

chữ Hán form of tam cương ngũ thường (“three fundamental bonds and five constant virtues”)