ngũ luân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五倫.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ lwən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ lwəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]

Noun

ngũ luân

1. (Confucianism) five cardinal relationships:
   1. quân thần (君臣, “ruler and subject”)
   2. phụ tử (父子, “father and son”)
   3. phu phụ (夫婦, “husband and wife”)
   4. trưởng ấu (長幼) or huynh đệ (兄弟) ("elder and younger brothers")
   5. bằng hữu (朋友, “friends”)