Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「女織男耕」, with details below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「女織男耕」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
In feudal society, the small peasant economy was run by individual households, with men farming and women weaving. Refers to the division of labor among the whole family.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nǚ zhī nán gēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
neui5 jik1 naam4 gaang1
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.
