男女授受不親

See also: 男女授受不亲

Chinese

		man and woman; men and women; both sexes man and woman; men and women; both sexes; common people; the masses	to not have direct contact when giving or receiving an item
trad. (男女授受不親)		男女	授受不親
simp. (男女授受不亲)		男女	授受不亲

Etymology

From Mencius

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ neoi⁵ sau⁶ sau⁶ bat¹ can¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanneu showshowbuchin
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ neoi⁵ sau⁶ sau⁶ bat¹ can¹
  - Yale: nàahm néuih sauh sauh bāt chān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ noey⁵ sau⁶ sau⁶ bat⁷ tsan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ nêu⁵ seo⁶ seo⁶ bed¹ cen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³ sɐu̯²² sɐu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

Proverb

男女授受不親

Men and women should not touch each other when giving or receiving an item.

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