女子无才便是德

Traditional: 女子無才便是德

nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

Dictionary entry

a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

What does 女子无才便是德 mean?

女子无才便是德 (nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

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女nǚfemale · woman 子zǐson · child 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]才cáiability; talent · sb of a certain type 便biànplain · informal 是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 德DéGermany · German

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nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

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