Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「男尊女卑」 today for free with this guide.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「男尊女卑」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Honored: high status; humble: lowly. In feudal society, men had a high status and women had a low status. This is an unequal feudal ethics that favors sons over daughters.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nán zūn nǚ bēi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
naam4 jyun1 neui5 bei1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
