男主外，女主内

Traditional form:

男主外，女主內

Pinyin (reading):

nánzhǔwài,nüzhǔnèi

Definitions:

• men go out to work and women stay at home (idiom)

Characters:

• 男 - man, boy; male; baron; surname
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 女 - woman, girl; female
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
• 内 - inside

Traditional characters:

• 男 - man, boy; male; baron; surname
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 女 - woman, girl; female
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
• 內 - inside