sì dé

Translation

  • four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信
  • (for men), namely: piety 孝
  • to one's parents, respect 悌
  • to one's older brother, loyalty 忠
  • to one's monarch, faith 信
  • to one's male friends
  • the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言
  • and efficiency in needlework 功
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