妇 女 能 顶 半 边 天

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Woman can hold up half the sky / fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

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Original source entry:

婦女能頂半邊天 妇女能顶半边天 [fu4 nu:3 neng2 ding3 ban4 bian1 tian1] /Woman can hold up half the sky/fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society/

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妇
fù
woman
女
nǚ
female / woman / daughter
rǔ
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能
néng
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
Néng
surname Neng
顶
dǐng
apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
半
bàn
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
边
biān
side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[gè] / simultaneously
bian
suffix of a noun of locality
天
tiān
day / sky / heaven

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