ngũ thường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五常.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

ngũ thường

  1. (Confucianism) the five virtues:
    1. nhân (仁, “benevolence”)
    2. nghĩa (義, “righteousness”)
    3. lễ (禮, “propriety”)
    4. trí (智, “wisdom”)
    5. tín (信, “trustworthiness”)

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