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性別角色

简性别角色 · 繁性別角色

Mandarin · pinyin xìng bié jué sè

gender role

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性: xìng · nature, character, sex
別: Look up this written character
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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4–2–2–4 · xing4 bie2 jue2 se4

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sing3 bit6 gok3 sik1

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noun

(sociology, feminism) gender role

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