| 男女授受不亲 |
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn |
men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) |
| 男 |
nán |
(bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 |
| 男女 |
nán nǚ |
male-female / male and female |
| 女 |
nǚ |
female / woman / daughter |
| 女 |
rǔ |
old variant of 汝 |
| 授 |
shòu |
(bound form) to confer; to give / (bound form) to teach; to instruct / (literary) to appoint |
| 授受 |
shòu shòu |
to give and accept |
| 受 |
shòu |
to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 亲 |
qīn |
parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear |
| 亲 |
qìng |
parents-in-law of one's offspring |