◎ 三纲五常 sāngāng-wǔcháng[the three cardinal guides (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and the five constant virtues (benevolence;righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity) as specified in the feudal ethical code] 封建礼教的道德准则。三纲:父为子纲、君为臣纲、夫为妻纲;五常:仁、义、礼、智、信 -----------------国语辞典:三纲,指君臣、父子、夫妇之道。五常,指仁、义、礼、智、信。三纲五常皆为旧时的伦理标准。后泛指一切的人伦大道。《五代史平话.梁史.卷上》:「小生惯读经史,教导乡里徒弟,无过是教他学习个孝、弟、忠、信的道理,识得个三纲五常。」
◎ 三夏 sān-xià(1) [the three summer jobs (planting, harvesting and field management)]∶指夏种、夏收和夏管 (2) [the three months of summer]∶指夏季的三个月(3) [the third month of summer]∶夏季的第三个月,即农历六月-----------------国语辞典:旧时以阴历四月为孟夏、五月为仲夏、六月为季夏,此夏季的三个月,合称为「三夏」。经过夏季三次,即三年之意。宋.晁贯之《墨经.新故》:「凡新墨不过三夏,殆不堪用。」古代肆夏、韶夏、纳夏三乐曲的合称。《左传.襄公四年》:「三夏,天子所以享元侯也,使臣弗敢与闻。」