男左女右

nán zuǒ nǚ yòu

Dictionary entry

the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)

What does 男左女右 mean?

男左女右 (nán zuǒ nǚ yòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)

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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]左Zuǒsurname Zuo 女nǚfemale · woman 右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side · (bound form) (politics) right of center

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nán zuǒ nǚ yòu

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