We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「男盜女娼」, explained below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「男盜女娼」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Men become thieves and women become prostitutes. Used to describe men and women who do bad things or have extremely corrupt and despicable thoughts.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nán dào nǚ chāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
naam4 dou6 neui5 cheung1
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
