五常 wǔ cháng

five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence rén, righteousness , propriety , wisdom zhì and fidelity xìn

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Definitions

  1. 1. five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence rén, righteousness , propriety , wisdom zhì and fidelity xìn
  2. 2. five phases of Chinese philosophy: water shuǐ, fire huǒ, wood , metal jīn, earth
  3. 3. five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends)
  4. 4. Wuchang county level city in Harbin hā ěr bīn, Heilongjiang

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five; 5
often; frequently; always