men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
trad. 男女授受不親
Also written 男女授受不親【nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn】
Characters in this word
6男
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(bound form) male, baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- Pinyin
- nán
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1233 of 2500
女
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female, woman, daughter
- Pinyin
- nǚ
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 998 of 2500
授
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(bound form) to confer; to give, (bound form) to teach; to instruct, (literary) to appoint
- Pinyin
- shòu
- Strokes
- 11
受
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to receive, to accept, to suffer, subjected to, to bear, to stand, pleasant, (passive marker), (LGBT) bottom
- Pinyin
- shòu
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1236 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
亲
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parent, one's own (flesh and blood), relative, related, marriage, bride, close, intimate, in person, first-hand, in favor of, pro-, to kiss, (Internet slang) dear
- Pinyin
- qīn
- Traditional
- 親
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2436 of 2500