tam tòng
Pronunciation
Northern
/taːm˧˧ ta̤wŋ˨˩/
Central
/taːm˧˥ tawŋ˧˧/
Southern
/taːm˧˧ tawŋ˨˩/
Listen
three obediences
Noun
three obediences
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Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
three obediences
Culture & Proper Nouns
The traditional ethical code requiring women to obey their father, their husband, and eventually their son.
vi Tam tòng và tứ đức là những chuẩn mực cũ đối với phụ nữ.
en The three obediences and four virtues are old standards for women.
Parts
tam / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 三從 / 三從
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Parts
tam / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 三從 / 三從
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 三從
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
三從
Candidates by syllable
tam
三
tòng
從
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
phục tòng / a tòng / chữ tòng / toàn tòng
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Similar
phục tòng / a tòng / chữ tòng / toàn tòng
Use
tam thiên tự / đệ tam / tam quan / tam quốc diễn nghĩa
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Use
tam thiên tự / đệ tam / tam quan / tam quốc diễn nghĩa