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女扮男妆 — “A woman who dresses up or disguises herself as a man”

女扮男妆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a woman who dresses up or disguises herself as a man”. Typically by wearing men's clothes. Literally, “Woman disguises as man”.

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女扮男妆 Pronunciation and Pinyin

女扮男妆 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
女
nǚ3woman, female, daughter
扮
bàn7dress up, disguise, play role
男
nán7male person
妆
zhuāng6apply makeup or adorn

Example Sentence with 女扮男妆

在古典戏曲里,女扮男妆的角色常常能带来出人意料的剧情发展。
In classical opera, characters of women disguised as men often lead to unexpected plot developments.

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Synonyms of 女扮男妆

  • nǚ女bàn扮nán男zhuāng妆woman disguised as a man

Antonyms of 女扮男妆

  • nán男bàn扮nǚ女zhuāng装man dresses as woman

More idioms starting with 女

  • nǚ女zhōng中zhàng丈fū夫a heroic woman
  • nǚ女zhōng中yáo尧shùn舜a sagacious and benevolent woman
  • nǚ女zhōng中háo豪jié杰an outstanding woman or heroine
  • nǚ女dà大bù不zhōng中liú留A grown girl should marry
  • nǚ女dà大shí十bā八biàn变girls change much as they grow
  • nǚ女dà大dāng当jià嫁A grown woman should marry
  • nǚ女dà大nán难liú留A grown daughter is hard to keep
  • nǚ女dà大xū须jià嫁A girl grown up must marry
  • nǚ女wā娲bǔ补tiān天heroic effort to repair great disaster
  • nǚ女zǐ子wú无cái才biàn便shì是dé德A woman's virtue is to lack talent
  • nǚ女zǐ子wú无cái才biàn便shì是fú福A woman's lack of talent is a blessing
  • nǚ女bàn扮nán男zhuāng装woman disguised as a man

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Questions about 女扮男妆

What does 女扮男妆 mean?

女扮男妆 (nǚ bàn nán zhuāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a woman who dresses up or disguises herself as a man”.

How do you pronounce 女扮男妆?

女扮男妆 is pronounced nǚ bàn nán zhuāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 女扮男妆 literally mean?

Literally, 女扮男妆 means “Woman disguises as man”. It is used to mean “a woman who dresses up or disguises herself as a man”.

What is the Chinese definition of 女扮男妆?

女子穿上男装,打扮成男子的模样

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