男耕女织 nángēngnǚzhī men plow and women weave Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 男 nán nounadjective male (bound form) male; man; boy; masculine; opposite of 女 nǚ耕 gēng verb to plow to plow or till land女 nǚ adjectivenoun female woman; female; feminine (often used as a modifier)织 織 zhī verb to weave to weave, knit, or crochet using yarn, silk, or thread; to manufacture cloth