男尊女卑

nán zūn nǚ bēi

Dictionary entry

to regard men as superior to women (idiom)

What does 男尊女卑 mean?

男尊女卑 (nán zūn nǚ bēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to regard men as superior to women (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]尊zūnsenior · of a senior generation 女nǚfemale · woman 卑bēilow · base

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男尊女卑

nán zūn nǚ bēi

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