tam tòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三從

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [taːm˧˧ tɔŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ tawŋ͡m˨˩]

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Noun

tam tòng

1. (Confucianism) the three ways in which women are supposed to obey a male in their life

   Tại gia tòng phụ. Xuất giá tòng phu. Phu tử tòng tử.

   At home, obey your father. Married, obey your husband. Widowed, obey your son.

See also

• tứ đức