tam cương

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) tam cang

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三綱.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

tam cương

1. (Confucianism) the three bonds:
   1. quân thần (君臣, “ruler and subject”)
   2. phụ tử (父子, “father and son”)
   3. phu phụ (夫婦, “husband and wife”)

See also

• tam cương ngũ thường (三綱五常)