男尊女卑

Chinese

male to honour female; woman; daughter
 
low; base; vulgar
low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
trad. (男尊女卑) 男 尊 女 卑
simp. #(男尊女卑) 男 尊 女 卑

Etymology

From Liezi:

男女之別,男尊女卑,故以男為貴;吾既得為男矣,是二樂也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
男女之别,男尊女卑,故以男为贵;吾既得为男矣,是二乐也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Liezi, 1st – 5th century CE
Nánnǚ zhī bié, nánzūnnǚbēi, gù yǐ nán wèi guì; wú jì dé wéi nán yǐ, shì èr lè yě. [Pinyin]
Men and women are different: men are superior and women are inferior, therefore men are valued; since I get to be a man, that's my second joy.

Pronunciation


Noun

男尊女卑

  1. (derogatory) male domination and female subordination; male chauvinism; treatment of females as inferior to males
    男尊女卑是封建社會遺留下來的思想觀念,它錯誤地認為男人比女人高貴。 [MSC, trad.]
    男尊女卑是封建社会遗留下来的思想观念,它错误地认为男人比女人高贵。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nánzūnnǚbēi shì fēngjiànshèhuì yíliú xiàlái de sīxiǎng guānniàn, tā cuòwù de rènwèi nánrén bǐ nǚrén gāoguì. [Pinyin]
    The ideology of male domination and female subordination is handed down from feudal society and wrongly holds that males are nobler than females.

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (男尊女卑):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
男 尊 女 卑
だん
Grade: 1
そん
Grade: 6
じょ
Grade: 1
ひ
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
男尊女卑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) だんそんじょ​ひ [dàńsóńjóꜜhì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [dã̠ɰ̃sõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞çi]

Noun

男(だん)尊(そん)女(じょ)卑(ひ) • (dansonjohi) 

  1. male chauvinism, valuing men above women
    Antonym: 女尊男卑
    男尊女卑(だんそんじょひ)の社会(しゃかい)
    dansonjohi no shakai
    a male-dominated society

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References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
男尊女卑

Noun

男尊女卑 • (namjonnyeobi) (hangeul 남존여비)

  1. Hanja form? of 남존여비 (“male chauvinism, valuing men above women”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
男尊女卑

Noun

男尊女卑

  1. chữ Hán form of nam tôn nữ ti (“male chauvinism, valuing men above women”).
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