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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

Woman can hold up half the sky
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

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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: Look up this written character
半: bàn · half
邊: Look up this written character
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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4–3–2–3–4–1–1 · fu4 nu:3 neng2 ding3 ban4 bian1 tian1

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fu5 neoi5 nang4 ding2 bun3 bin1 tin1

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