三從四德 (sāncóng-sìdé)

1. 古代中國婦女應有的品德。三從是未嫁從父、既嫁從夫、夫死從子,四德是婦德、婦言、婦容、婦功(婦女的品德、辭令、儀態(tài)、女工) the three obediences obey her father before marriage, her husband when married, and her sons in widowhood and the four virtues (morality, proper speech, modest manner and diligent work) of women in ancient China;spiritual fetters of wifely submission and virtue imposed on women in feudal society