thefive cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁ren², justice 義and义yi⁴, propriety 禮and礼li³, wisdom智zhi⁴andhonor信xin⁴/alternative termfor五倫and五伦wu³lun², thefive cardinal relationships/alternative termfor五行wu³xing², thefive elements
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the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁 [ren2], justice 義|义 [yi4], propriety 禮|礼 [li3], wisdom 智 [zhi4] and honor 信 [xin4]/alternative term for 五倫|五伦 [wu3 lun2], the five cardinal relationships/alternative term for 五行 [wu3 xing2], the five elements
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the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁 [ren2], justice 義|义 [yi4], propriety 禮|礼 [li3], wisdom 智 [zhi4] and honor 信 [xin4]/alternative term for 五倫|五伦 [wu3 lun2], the five cardinal relationships/alternative term for 五行 [wu3 xing2], the five elements