男盗女娼 — “To engage in extremely immoral and corrupt behavior”
男盗女娼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in extremely immoral and corrupt behavior”. Characteristic of thieves and prostitutes. Literally, “Male thieves, female prostitutes”.
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男盗女娼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
男盗女娼 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 男盗女娼
他们为了达到个人目的，不惜男盗女娼，最终自食恶果。
To achieve their personal goals, they would stop at nothing, even engaging in thievery and prostitution, ultimately suffering the consequences.
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More idioms starting with 男
- nán男bù不yǔ与nǚ女dòu斗A man does not contend with a woman
- nán男bù不yǔ与fù妇dí敌A man should not contend with a woman
- nán男bù不duì对nǚ女dí敌A man should not contend with a woman
- nán男chàng倡nǚ女suí随husband leads, wife follows
- nán男ér儿liǎng两xī膝yǒu有huáng黄jīn金A man of integrity does not easily yield
- nán男ér儿yǒu有lèi泪bù不qīng轻tán弹A true man does not easily shed tears
- nán男ér儿xī膝xià下yǒu有huáng黄jīn金A man's knees are worth gold
- nán男chàng唱nǚ女suí随harmonious marital support
- nán男dà大dāng当qǔ娶A man should marry when grown
- nán男dà大dāng当qǔ娶，，nǚ女dà大dāng当pìn聘men and women marry when adult
- nán男dà大dāng当hūn婚A man should marry when he comes of age
- nán男dà大dāng当hūn婚，，nǚ女dà大xū须jià嫁men and women marry when adult
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What does 男盗女娼 mean?
男盗女娼 (nán dào nǚ chāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in extremely immoral and corrupt behavior”.
How do you pronounce 男盗女娼?
男盗女娼 is pronounced nán dào nǚ chāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 男盗女娼 literally mean?
Literally, 男盗女娼 means “Male thieves, female prostitutes”. It is used to mean “to engage in extremely immoral and corrupt behavior”.
What is the Chinese definition of 男盗女娼?
男做盗贼，女为娼妓。形容男女都做坏事或思想极其腐朽卑劣。