- men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things
This phrase expresses the idea of maintaining proper boundaries and modesty between genders in social interactions. It encourages a level of formality and respect in relationships.
Men and women should maintain distance when handing over items.
In ancient times, the principle that men and women should not touch hands was strictly observed as etiquette.
Generated collocations (experimental)
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive thingszūn xún遵循nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲to adhere to the principle of not allowing physical contact between men and womentǐ xiàn体现nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲to reflect the concept of men and women not touching when passing objectsnán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲de的lǐ jié礼节the etiquette of not allowing men and women to touch handsnán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲de的guān niàn观念the concept that men and women should not be physically intimate in such situationsqiáng diào强调nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲to emphasize the principle of men and women keeping physical distancenán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲de的chuán tǒng传统the tradition of men and women not having physical contacttǎo lùn讨论nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲to discuss the concept of physical separation between genderswéi bèi违背nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲to violate the principle of men and women not touching handsnán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn男女授受不亲de的xiàn zhì限制the limitations imposed by the principle of not allowing physical contact between genders