不让须眉

Traditional: 不讓鬚眉

bù ràng xū méi

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc

What does 不让须眉 mean?

不让须眉 (bù ràng xū méi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc

2to be a match for men

3lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-让ràngto yield · to permit 须xūmust · to have to 眉méieyebrow · upper margin

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不让须眉

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