男女授受不亲
nán​nǚ​shòu​shòu​bù​qīn

men and women should not touch hands

  • created sense approved 男女授受不亲/男女授受不親 · nán​nǚ​shòu​shòu​bù​qīn · men and women should not touch hands — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    男女授受不亲 / 男女授受不親

    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.

    男女 (literal) → 男女 · nán​nǚ · men and women 授受 (literal) → 授受 · shòu​shòu · to have contact 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close

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