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si4 de2
four Confucian injunctions (for men), namely: piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends/the four Confucian virtues for women of morality de², physical charm , propriety in speech and efficiency in needlework
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si4
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends/the four Confucian virtues for women of morality [de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
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de2
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends/the four Confucian virtues for women of morality [de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功