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好男不跟女鬥

简好男不跟女斗 · 繁好男不跟女鬥

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
跟: gēn · heel; to follow, accompany; with
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
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斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii

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3–2–4–1–3–4 · hao3 nan2 bu4 gen1 nu:3 dou4

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hou2 naam4 bat1 gan1 neoi5 dau3

Cantonese word readings for 好男不跟女鬥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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