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男女授受不親

男女授受不親

See also: 男女授受不亲

Chinese

		man and woman; men and women; both sexes
trad. (男女授受不親)		男女	授受不親
simp. (男女授受不亲)		男女	授受不亲

Proverb

男女授受不親

Men and women should not touch each other when giving or receiving an item.

Etymology

From Mencius

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ neoi⁵ sau⁶ sau⁶ bat¹ can¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanneu showshowbuchin
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ neoi⁵ sau⁶ sau⁶ bat¹ can¹
  - Yale: nàahm néuih sauh sauh bāt chān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ noey⁵ sau⁶ sau⁶ bat⁷ tsan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³ sɐu̯²² sɐu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/