noun
the five Confucian relationships
Refers to the five fundamental human relationships in Confucian ethics: ruler–subject, parent–child, husband–wife, elder–younger sibling, and friend–friend. A technical term from classical Chinese philosophy.
五倫は儒教の基本的な人間関係を表す概念です。
The five Confucian relationships are a concept representing the fundamental human relationships in Confucianism.
From Chinese 五倫 (wǔlún), composed of 五 'five' and 倫 'relationship, order'. The term was adopted into Japanese as part of Confucian vocabulary.