女子无才便有德
nǚ​zǐ​wú​cái​biàn​yǒu​dé

ignorance is a virtue in women

  • created sense approved 女子无才便有德/女子無才便有德 · nǚ​zǐ​wú​cái​biàn​yǒu​dé · ignorance is a virtue in women — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    女子无才便有德 / 女子無才便有德

    nǚ​zǐ​wú​cái​biàn​yǒu​dé

    ignorance is a virtue in women

    a traditional belief suggesting that a woman's lack of literary or artistic talent is a moral virtue

    女子 (literal) → 女子 · nǚ​zǐ · woman 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 才 (literal) → 才 · cái · talent 便 (literal) → 便 · biàn · then 有德 (literal) → 有德 · yǒu​dé · virtuous

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    created sense