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婦女能頂半邊天
简 妇女能顶半边天 · 繁 婦女能頂半邊天Mandarin · pinyin fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān
Meanings
- Woman can hold up half the sky
- fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
Characters in this entry
- 婦
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- 女
- nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
- 能
- néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
- 頂
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- 半
- bàn · half
- 邊
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- 天
- tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
- 妇
- fù · married women; woman; wife
- 顶
- dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
- 边
- biān · edge, margin, side, border
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Mandarin tones
4–3–2–3–4–1–1 · fu4 nu:3 neng2 ding3 ban4 bian1 tian1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fu5 neoi5 nang4 ding2 bun3 bin1 tin1
Cantonese word readings for 婦女能頂半邊天. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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