重男轻女

Traditional: 重男輕女

zhòng nán qīng nǚ

Dictionary entry

to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)

What does 重男轻女 mean?

重男轻女 (zhòng nán qīng nǚ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)

Character breakdown

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重chóngto repeat · repetition 男nán(bound form) male · baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]轻qīnglight · easy 女nǚfemale · woman

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重男轻女

zhòng nán qīng nǚ

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