三從四德

Chinese

		three obediences of a woman, i.e. to her father, husband, and to her sons when widowed	the "four womanly virtues"
trad. (三從四德)		三從	四德
simp. (三从四德)		三从	四德

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāncóngsìdé

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄙˋ ㄉㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ cung⁴ sei³ dak¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-chhiùng-si-tet

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāncóngsìdé
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄙˋ ㄉㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sancóngsìhdé
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-tsʻung²-ssŭ⁴-tê²
    • Yale: sān-tsúng-sz̀-dé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santsorngsyhder
    • Palladius: саньцунсыдэ (sanʹcunsydɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ cung⁴ sei³ dak¹
    • Yale: sāam chùhng sei dāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tsung⁴ sei³ dak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ cung⁴ séi³ deg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sei̯³³ tɐk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-chhiùng-si-tet
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ qiungˇ xi ded`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ qiung² xi⁴ ded⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ t͡sʰi̯uŋ¹¹ si⁵⁵ tet̚²/

Idiom

三從四德

1. the Three Obediences and Four Virtues (traditional Chinese social and familial code of conduct on womanhood)