男女授受不亲

Traditional: 男女授受不親

nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn

Dictionary entry

men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)

What does 男女授受不亲 mean?

男女授受不亲 (nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)

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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]女nǚfemale · woman 授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give · (bound form) to teach; to instruct 受shòuto receive · to accept 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-亲qīnparent · one's own (flesh and blood)

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男女授受不亲

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