男女授受不亲

Traditional form:

男女授受不親

Pinyin (reading):

nánnüshòushòubùqīn

Definitions:

• men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)

Characters:

• 男 - man, boy; male; baron; surname
• 女 - woman, girl; female
• 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 受 - to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

Traditional characters:

• 男 - man, boy; male; baron; surname
• 女 - woman, girl; female
• 授 - to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
• 受 - to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree