Jyutping
saam1 cung4 sei3 dak1
Pinyin
sān cóng sì dé
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
古時中國對婦女嘅行為品德嘅要求,包括喺唔同人生階段中對父親、丈夫同仔嘅服從,同埋言行、樣貌、家頭細務等方面嘅要求 The Three Types of Obedience and Four Virtues, a set of moral injunctions for women in ancient China, namely: obey in turn three men (father, husband and son) in various stages of life, plus the four virtues of morality, physical charm, propriety in speech and efficiency in chores
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
the Three Obediences and Four Virtues (traditional Chinese social and familial code of conduct on womanhood)