tam cương

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) tam cang

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 三綱.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kɨəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    tam cương

    1. (Confucianism) the three bonds:
      1. quân thần (君臣, ruler and subject)
      2. phụ tử (父子, father and son)
      3. phu phụ (夫婦, husband and wife)

    See also