三從四德 · sān cóng sì dé
- 名詞封建社會禮教要求婦女遵守的道德準則,即古代中國婦女應有的品德。三從指未嫁從父、既嫁從夫、夫死從子;四德指婦德、婦言、婦容、婦功,即婦女的品德、辭令、儀態、女工。書證訓習禮儀足,三從四德,針指分明。——《敦煌曲子詞•鳳歸雲》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
