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不讓鬚眉

简 不让须眉 · 繁 不讓鬚眉
Mandarin · pinyin bù ràng xū méi

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
  2. to be a match for men
  3. lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
讓
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鬚
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眉
méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
让
ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede
须
xū · must, have to, necessary
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4–4–1–2 · bu4 rang4 xu1 mei2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 joeng6 sou1 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 不讓鬚眉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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不讓鬚眉 · bu4 rang4 xu1 mei2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 2,903
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Exact source record不讓鬚眉 不让须眉 [bu4 rang4 xu1 mei2] /(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc/to be a match for men/lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)/