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男女平等

Mandarin · pinyin nán nǚ píng děng

equality of the sexes

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男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
等: děng · rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”

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2–3–2–3 · nan2 nu:3 ping2 deng3

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