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好男不跟女斗
好男不跟女斗
好男不跟女斗
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好男不跟女斗

好男不跟女斗 — “A gentleman does not contend with women”

好男不跟女斗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a gentleman does not contend with women”. A decent man should not argue or fight with women, showing magnanimity and chivalry. Literally, “Good men don't fight with women”.

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好男不跟女斗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

好男不跟女斗 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
好
hǎo6good, well, okay, very
男
nán7male person
不
bù4not
跟
gēn13follow with
女
nǚ3woman, female, daughter
斗
dòu4fight, struggle, contend

Example Sentence with 好男不跟女斗

面对对方的无理取闹,他谨记“好男不跟女斗”的道理,最终选择了冷静应对,避免了冲突升级
Facing the other person's unreasonable behavior, he remembered the saying 'A good man doesn't contend with women' and ultimately chose to respond calmly, preventing the conflict from escalating.

Idioms Related to 好男不跟女斗

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  • hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
  • hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
  • hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
  • hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
  • hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
  • hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
  • hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
  • hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns

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Questions about 好男不跟女斗

What does 好男不跟女斗 mean?

好男不跟女斗 (hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a gentleman does not contend with women”.

How do you pronounce 好男不跟女斗?

好男不跟女斗 is pronounced hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 好男不跟女斗 literally mean?

Literally, 好男不跟女斗 means “Good men don't fight with women”. It is used to mean “a gentleman does not contend with women”.

What is the Chinese definition of 好男不跟女斗?

旧时认为有出息的男子不和女子一般见识

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