三綱五常

1. • three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2. • the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 义, propriety 礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)

Character by character

• 三(sān)three
• 綱(gāng)guiding principle
• 五(wǔ)five
• 常(cháng)common