sān​cóng

three obediences

  • created sense approved 三从/三從 · sān​cóng · three obediences — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三从 / 三從

    sān​cóng

    three obediences

    The traditional Confucian moral standards for women, specifically requiring obedience to one's father before marriage, to one's husband after marriage, and to one's son in widowhood.

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · to comply with

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