五常 wǔ cháng

1. wǔ cháng set phrase the five constant regulations; the five constant virtues
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A Confucian concept, namely: 1. 仁 rén 'benevolence,' 2. 義 yì 'righteousness,' 3. 禮 lǐ 'ritual' or 'propriety,' 4. 智 zhì 'wisdom,' and 5. 信 xìn 'faithfulness' (Guoyu '五常' 3; Mathews 1931 '五常', p. 25; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 523; Yao 2000, p. 34)
2. wǔ cháng set phrase the five elements
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 五行, namely, 金 metal, 木 wood, 水 water, 火 fire, and 土 earth (Guoyu '五常' 2)
3. wǔ cháng set phrase righteousness, compassion, friendship, respect, and filial piety
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Namely, 1. father's righteousness, 2. a mother's compassion, 3. an elder brother's friendship, 4 a younger brother's respect, and a son's filial piety (Guoyu '五常' 1)
4. wǔ cháng set phrase five companions from the state of Shu
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: The state of Shu in the Three Kingdom's period (Guoyu '五常' 4)
5. wǔ cháng set phrase the five relations
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Namely, between 1. 君臣 ruler and minister, 2. 父子 father and son, 3. 兄弟 elder and younger brothers, 4. 夫妻 husband and wife, 5. 朋友 friends (Guoyu '五常' 5)

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• 行五常 cultivate the five virtues

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三纲五常 、 五常市

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• Path of Cultivation, Scroll 2: The Five Precepts and the Five Constant Virtues 卷二 修行之道 五戒與五常 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 2 - The Buddha in Our Lives 《星雲法語2－生活的佛教》 — count: 6
• Society Issues Investigation (Volume 1) - A Buddhist View of 'Ethics Problems' 社會議題探討（上冊） 佛教對「倫理問題」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 6
• Lecture 2: Upholding the Five Precepts 第二講．奉持五戒 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》 — count: 5
• Chinese Culture and the Five Vehicles 中國文化與五乘佛法 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 4
• Scroll 1: Ideas for Overcoming Difficulties - Benevolence, Righteousness, Respect, and Wisdom 卷一 思想津梁 仁義禮智 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 4
• Wisdom in Humanistic Buddhism 人間佛教的慧學 The Three Trainings in Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教的戒定慧》 — count: 3
• Buddhism and Confucianism 佛教與儒家 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 3
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Precepts 人間佛教的戒學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 3
• The Meaning of Democratic Freedom and Equality in Humanistic Buddhism - Notes on Refuge in the Triple Gem, the Five Precepts, and the Right to Life 論佛教民主自由平等的真義-----詮釋三皈、五戒及生權的內容 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 3
• My Propagation of Social Movements 我推展社會運動 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 11 - Practicing the Buddha’s Way 1 《百年佛緣11－行佛篇1》 — count: 2

Collocations

• 五常就是 (五常就是) 五常就是仁 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Precepts 人間佛教的戒學 — count: 6
• 配五常 (配五常) 若以五戒配五常 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Precepts 人間佛教的戒學 — count: 4
• 五常国中 (五常國中) 五常國中校長吳忠基 — Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》, Hsing Yun Diary 28 - A Life at Ease 星雲日記28～自在人生 自在人生(1994/3/1～1994/3/15) — count: 3