三從

三從

Chinese

		three	from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried
trad. (三從)		三	從
simp. (三从)		三	从

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāncóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄘㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ cung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sāncóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄘㄨㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santsorng
    • IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ cung⁴
    • Yale: sāam chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ cung⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

三從

1. (literary) three obediences of a woman, i.e. to her father, husband, and to her sons when widowed

Derived terms

三從四德／三从四德 (sāncóngsìdé)