女子无才便是德

nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

Definitions

1. a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

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Child Words of 女子无才便是德

• 便 便 biàn: plain
• 便是 便是 biàn shì: (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
• 女 女 nǚ: female
• 女子 女子 nǚ zǐ: woman
• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 德 德 dé: Germany
• 才 才 cái: ability
• 是 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 女 女 nǚ: female
• 女子 女子 nǚ zǐ: woman