男主外，女主内
nán​zhǔ​wài​nǚ​zhǔ​nèi

men work outside and women stay at home

  • created sense approved 男主外，女主内/男主外，女主內 · nán​zhǔ​wài​nǚ​zhǔ​nèi · men work outside and women stay at home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    男主外，女主内 / 男主外，女主內

    nán​zhǔ​wài​nǚ​zhǔ​nèi

    men work outside and women stay at home

    a traditional view of the division of labor in a family, where the husband works outside the home to earn money and the wife manages the household

    男 (literal) → 男 · nán · male 主 (literal) → 主 · zhǔ · to lead 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside ， (non_chinese) 女 (literal) → 女 · nǚ · female 主 (literal) → 主 · zhǔ · to lead 内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · inside

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