Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
The Three Obediences and Four Virtues
Chinese translation:
三從四德
English term
The Three Obediences and Four Virtues
Please, what do you call “The Three Obediences and Four Virtues”? Presumably it's a four character expression.
http://www.massline.org/PekingReview/PR1974/PR1974-10c.htm
To keep women in shackles, the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius also created what is known as “The Three Obediences and Four Virtues.”
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Proposed translations
三從四德
The four virtues: 四德 (婦德、婦言、婦容、婦功)
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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2015-05-23 09:08:25 GMT)
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I would just like to say that in traditional Chinese, it's 三從四德, whereas in simplified Chinese it's then 三从四德 as zoey_zh suggested.
三从四德
三从四德是古代习俗之一，"三从"与"四德"的合称。"三从"指幼从父、嫁从夫、夫死从子;"四德"指妇德、妇言、妇容、妇功。
"三从四德"，是一种中国古代女性的道德规范，是为适应家庭稳定、维护父权-夫权家庭(族)利益需要，根据"内外有别"、"男尊女卑"的原则，由儒家礼教对妇女的一生在道德、行为、修养的进行的规范要求。
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