重男輕女

See also: 重男轻女

Chinese

 
heavy; serious; to double
heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
male
 
light; easy; gentle
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral
female; woman; daughter
trad. (重男輕女) 重 男 輕 女
simp. (重男轻女) 重 男 轻 女

Pronunciation


Idiom

重男輕女

  1. valuing men and belittling women; favouring boys over girls

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (重男輕女):
  • → Korean: 중남경녀(重男輕女) (jungnamgyeongnyeo)
  • → Vietnamese: trọng nam khinh nữ (重男輕女)

Korean

Hanja in this term
重男輕女

Noun

重男輕女 • (jungnamgyeongnyeo) (hangeul 중남경녀)

  1. Hanja form? of 중남경녀 (“valuing men and belittling women; favouring boys over girls”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
重男輕女

Idiom

重男輕女

  1. chữ Hán form of trọng nam khinh nữ (“valuing men and belittling women; favouring boys over girls”).
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