不让须眉
Traditional form:
不讓鬚眉
Pinyin (reading):
bùràngxūméi
Definitions:
- (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
- to be a match for men
- lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
Characters:
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 让 - to allow, to permit, to yield
- 须 - beard; must; necessary
- 眉 - eyebrows; upper margin of book
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