男主外，女主内

Traditional: 男主外，女主內

nán zhǔ wài , nǚ zhǔ nèi

Dictionary entry

men go out to work and women stay at home (idiom)

What does 男主外，女主内 mean?

男主外，女主内 (nán zhǔ wài , nǚ zhǔ nèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1men go out to work and women stay at home (idiom)

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男nán(bound form) male · baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]主zhǔowner · master 外wàioutside · in addition 女nǚfemale · woman 内nèiinside · inner

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男主外，女主内

nán zhǔ wài , nǚ zhǔ nèi

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