重男轻女
zhòng​nán​qīng​nǚ

to favor men over women

  • created sense approved 重男轻女/重男輕女 · zhòng​nán​qīng​nǚ · to favor men over women — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    重男轻女 / 重男輕女

    zhòng​nán​qīng​nǚ

    to favor men over women

    To value males and attach less importance to females; to regard men as superior to women.

    重 (literal) → 重 · zhòng · to value 男 (literal) → 男 · nán · male 轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · to disparage 女 (literal) → 女 · nǚ · female

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