重男轻女 in English zhong4 nan2 qing1 nu:3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to value males and attach less importance to females (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

重 男 轻 女

Traditional Characters

重 男 輕 女

Pinyin

zhong4 nan2 qing1 nu:3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

重zhong4to repeat 男nan2male 轻qing1light 女nv3female