女子無才便是德

See also: 女子无才便是德

Chinese

		woman; female; daughter	not have	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just	is precisely; is none other than; even	Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind
trad. (女子無才便是德)		女子	無	才	便是	德
simp. (女子无才便是德)		女子	无	才	便是	德

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǚzǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄗˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚzǐ wú cái biàn shì dé [Phonetic: nǘzǐwúcáibiànshìdé]
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄗˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔzǐh wú cái biàn shìh dé
    • Wade–Giles: nü³-tzŭ³ wu² tsʻai² pien⁴ shih⁴ tê²
    • Yale: nyǔ-dž wú tsái byàn shr̀ dé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neutzyy wu tsair biann shyh der
    • Palladius: нюйцзы у цай бянь ши дэ (njujczy u caj bjanʹ ši dɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

Proverb

女子無才便是德

1. A woman who lacks talent is virtuous; An old fashioned saying meaning that women should stay at home.

   • 自古道：『女子無才便是德。』總以貞靜為主，女工還是第二件。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     自古道：『女子无才便是德。』总以贞静为主，女工还是第二件。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Zìgǔ dào: ‘Nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé.’ Zǒng yǐ zhēnjìng wèizhǔ, nǚgōng háishì dì'èr jiàn. [Pinyin]

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References

• “Entry #58964”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.