Woman can hold up half the sky; fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
trad. 婦女能頂半邊天
Also written 婦女能頂半邊天【fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān】
Characters in this word
7妇
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woman
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 婦
- Strokes
- 6
女
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female, woman, daughter
- Pinyin
- nǚ
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 998 of 2500
能
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surname Neng
- Pinyin
- Néng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 53 of 2500
顶
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apex, crown of the head, top, roof, most, to carry on the head, to push to the top, to go against, to replace, to substitute, to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc), (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile, classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- Pinyin
- dǐng
- Traditional
- 頂
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4978 of 2500
半
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half, semi-, incomplete, (after a number) and a half
- Pinyin
- bàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2465 of 2500
边
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side, edge, margin, border, boundary, CL:個|个[ge4], simultaneously
- Pinyin
- biān
- Traditional
- 邊
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2075 of 2500
天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500