五常
wǔ cháng
Pinyin

Definition

五常
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wǔ cháng
  1. five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
  2. five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends)
  3. five phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土
五常
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Wǔ cháng
  1. Wuchang county level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
常
Cháng
  1. 1 surname Chang
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary
经常
jīng cháng
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 constantly
  3. 3 regularly
  4. 4 often
  5. 5 day-to-day
  6. 6 everyday
  7. 7 daily
非常
fēi cháng
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 very much
  3. 3 unusual
  4. 4 extraordinary

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)