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五常

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ cháng#

the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁 rén, justice 義 yì, propriety 禮 lǐ, wisdom 智 zhì and honor 信 xìn
alternative term for 五倫 wǔ lún, the five cardinal relationships
alternative term for 五行 wǔ xíng, the five elements

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ cháng#

see 五常市 Wǔ cháng Shì
the Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA)

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五: wǔ · five; surname
常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular

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3–2 · wu3 chang2

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noun

(Confucianism) the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)

name

(～市) Wuchang (a county-level city of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China)
(～鎮) Wuchang (a town in Wuchang City, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China)
(～街道) Wuchang (a subdistrict of Yuhang district, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China)
P5, the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council

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