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重男轻女
zhòng​nán​qīng​nǚ

to favor men over women

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 重 zhòng verb
    to value
    to attach importance to; to respect or think highly of
  2. 男 nán nounadjective
    male
    (bound form) male; man; boy; masculine; opposite of 女 nǚ
  3. 轻 輕 qīng verbadjective
    to disparage
    to look down on; to underestimate; to treat with disrespect; to value lightly
  4. 女 nǚ adjectivenoun
    female
    woman; female; feminine (often used as a modifier)