三綱

See also: 三纲

Chinese

		three	head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link; class (taxonomy); outline; program
trad. (三綱)		三	綱
simp. (三纲)		三	纲

Etymology

Literally: three essentials

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sāngāng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄍㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sāngāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄍㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangang
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

三綱

the three most important relationships among men according to Confucian philosophy (in order: ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife)

References

三綱五常 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

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