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The Three Obediences and Four Virtues

Chinese translation: 三從四德

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English term or phrase:The Three Obediences and Four Virtues
Chinese translation:三從四德
Entered by: SeiTT

11:11 May 21, 2015
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English term or phrase: The Three Obediences and Four Virtues
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Please, what do you call “The Three Obediences and Four Virtues”? Presumably it's a four character expression.

http://www.massline.org/PekingReview/PR1974/PR1974-10c.htm
To keep women in shackles, the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius also created what is known as “The Three Obediences and Four Virtues.”

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Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:58
三從四德
Explanation:
The three obediences: 三從 (未嫁從父、出嫁從夫、夫死從子)
The four virtues: 四德 (婦德、婦言、婦容、婦功)

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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2015-05-23 09:08:25 GMT)
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I would just like to say that in traditional Chinese, it's 三從四德, whereas in simplified Chinese it's then 三从四德 as zoey_zh suggested.
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Gloria (Shufen) Huang (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 02:58
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Many thanks, excellent!
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5 +4三從四德
Gloria (Shufen) Huang (X)
5三从四德
zoey_zh


  

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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the three obediences and four virtues
三从四德


Explanation:
出处：《仪礼·丧服·子夏传》:"妇人有三从之义，无专用之道。故未嫁从父，既嫁从夫，夫死从子。"《周礼·天官·九嫔》:"九嫔掌妇学之法，以九教御:妇德、妇言、妇容、妇功。"
三从四德是古代习俗之一，"三从"与"四德"的合称。"三从"指幼从父、嫁从夫、夫死从子;"四德"指妇德、妇言、妇容、妇功。
"三从四德"，是一种中国古代女性的道德规范，是为适应家庭稳定、维护父权-夫权家庭(族)利益需要，根据"内外有别"、"男尊女卑"的原则，由儒家礼教对妇女的一生在道德、行为、修养的进行的规范要求。


zoey_zh
China
Local time: 02:58
Native speaker of: Chinese
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the three obediences and four virtues
三從四德


Explanation:
The three obediences: 三從 (未嫁從父、出嫁從夫、夫死從子)
The four virtues: 四德 (婦德、婦言、婦容、婦功)

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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2015-05-23 09:08:25 GMT)
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I would just like to say that in traditional Chinese, it's 三從四德, whereas in simplified Chinese it's then 三从四德 as zoey_zh suggested.


    Reference: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E5%BE%9E%E5%9B%9B%E5%...
Gloria (Shufen) Huang (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 02:58
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