◎ 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。」
下跪三次,每次三叩首,旧为最重礼仪。 -----------------国语辞典:下跪三次,每次三叩首。为清人至敬之礼,今用来比喻行最敬礼。英语 to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)