To master Chinese, begin with characters, move to words, and then idioms. Here’s the idiom 「授受不親」 explained, free of charge.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「授受不親」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Grant: to give; receive: to accept. In the old days, it meant that men and women could not hand over or receive items from each other personally. Refers to the Confucian ethics that bind men and women.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shòu shòu bù qīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sau6 sau6 bat1 chan1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
