女子無才便是德

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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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǚzǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
  - 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

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.
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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.

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