women (collectively)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
women (collectively); the female sex
dialectA respectful, somewhat old-fashioned or dialectal way to refer to women collectively. Often used in the phrase '妇道人家'.
Wǒ我
men们
fù妇
dao道
rén人
jia家
，
duì对
zhè这
xiē些
shì事
dǒng懂
dé得
bù不
duō多
。
We women don't know much about these things.
Lǎo老
rén人
jia家
zǒng总
shì是
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
fù妇
dao道
rén人
jia家
yào要
hù互
xiāng相
zhào照
gù顾
。
The elders always advised women to look after each other.
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Zhè这
shì事
ràng让
fù妇
dao道
rén人
jia家
qù去
bàn办
gèng更
hé合
shì适
。
It's more suitable to let the women handle this matter.