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五常

五常

Chinese

		five; 5	always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
simp. and trad. (五常)		五	常

Noun

五常

the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)

Derived terms

三綱五常／三纲五常

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	常
Grade: 1	Grade: 5

Noun

五常 ‎(hiragana ごじょう, romaji gojō)

the five cardinal Confucian virtues: (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǔcháng

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ soeng⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ngó͘-siông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔcháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuchangr
  - IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ soeng⁴
  - Yale: ńgh sèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ soeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-siông
  - Tâi-lô: ngóo-siông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngofsioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²³/