tam cương ngũ thường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三綱五常, composed of 三綱 and 五常.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧ ŋu˦ˀ˥ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧ ŋʊw˧˨ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧ ŋʊw˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

tam cương ngũ thường

1. (Confucianism) the three fundamental bonds and five constant virtues