男盜女娼
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]male | steal; rob; plunder steal; rob; plunder; a thief; bandit; robber |
female; woman; daughter | prostitute | ||
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trad. (男盜女娼) | 男 | 盜 | 女 | 娼 | |
simp. (男盗女娼) | 男 | 盗 | 女 | 娼 | |
Literally: “men are thieves while women are prostitutes”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄔㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nándàonyǔchang
- Wade–Giles: nan2-tao4-nü3-chʻang1
- Yale: nán-dàu-nyǔ-chāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nandawneuchang
- Palladius: наньдаонюйчан (nanʹdaonjujčan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: naam4 dou6 neoi5 coeng1
- Yale: nàahm douh néuih chēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4 dou6 noey5 tsoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: nam4 dou6 nêu5 cêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːm²¹ tou̯²² nɵy̯¹³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]男盜女娼