男女授受不亲
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)
Traditional: 男女授受不親
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- men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
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事不过三(shì bù guò sān)· a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
→冤有头，债有主(yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ)· for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
→呗(bài)· to chant
→得饶人处且饶人(dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén)· where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
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