三从四德 · sān cóng sì dé
- 名词封建社会礼教要求妇女遵守的道德准则,即古代中国妇女应有的品德。三从指未嫁从父、既嫁从夫、夫死从子;四德指妇德、妇言、妇容、妇功,即妇女的品德、辞令、仪态、女工。书证训习礼仪足,三从四德,针指分明。——《敦煌曲子词•凤归云》英文the three obediences (obey her father before marriage, her husband when married, and her sons in widowhood) and the four virtues (morality, proper speech, modest manner and diligent work) of women in ancient China
