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授受不亲
shòu​shòu​bù​qīn

no physical contact between men and women

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  • 男女授受不亲 nán​nǚ​shòu​shòu​bù​qīn men and women should not touch hands
    A Confucian principle stating that men and women should not have physical contact when passing objects to one another, intended to maintain moral boundaries between the sexes.the sexes.