三綱五常

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): ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gong¹ ng⁵ soeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāngāngwǔcháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ 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 u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • 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

1. (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)

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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) 

1. (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”)