三纲五常

⒈  封建礼教的道德准则。三纲：父为子纲、君为臣纲、夫为妻纲；五常：仁、义、礼、智、信。

英the three cardinal guides (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and the five constant virtues (benevolence; righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity) as specified in the feudal ethical code;