汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 三綱五常
三綱五常 (三纲五常)
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)
三纲 Refers to the ruler as the minister, the father as the son, and the husband as the wife / 五常 Refers to benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith / The ethics among people advocated by feudal ethics
三纲指君为臣纲,父为子纲,夫为妻纲;五常指仁、义、礼、智、信。封建礼教提倡的人与人之间的道德规范。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

蔡和森呼吁冲决“三纲五常”的教育罗网,促进学生的自由发展;

Cai Hesen called for breaking the educational fetters of "the three cardinal guides and the five constant virtues" and promoting students' free development.

这股浪潮不只是对其时代正陶醉于“三纲五常”、“三从四德”的男性世界的冲击;

This wave is not just their age are shown in "five virtues", "three from the four virtues, " the impact of the male world;

以宗法血缘为基础的家庭组织是封建国家的基本结构,封建社会的一整套礼法如“三纲五常”等无不以家庭为基础。

The family organization based on patriarchal blood was the basic structure of feudal country . A whole set of courtesies in feudal society were all based on families .