shòu​shòu​bù​qīn

no physical contact between men and women

  • created sense approved 授受不亲/授受不親 · shòu​shòu​bù​qīn · no physical contact between men and women — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    授受不亲 / 授受不親

    shòu​shòu​bù​qīn

    no physical contact between men and women

    A traditional Confucian rule stating that men and women should not touch each other or hand things directly to one another; used to describe strict or old-fashioned boundaries between the sexes.

    授 (literal) → 授 · shòu · to confer 受 (literal) → 受 · shòu · to receive 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close

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