重男轻女

重男輕女

zhòngnánqīngnǚ

idiom

Meanings

1 to value sons and devalue daughters (idiom)
2 son preference; gender bias favoring males

Characters

to value; weigh heavily

to belittle; light

female; daughter

Examples

在一些传统观念里，重男轻女的思想依然存在。

Zài yīxiē chuántǒng guānniàn lǐ, zhòngnánqīngnǚ de sīxiǎng yīrán cúnzài.

In some traditional mindsets, son-preference attitudes still persist.

奶奶重男轻女，总是偏爱弟弟。

Nǎinai zhòngnánqīngnǚ, zǒngshì piān'ài dìdi.

Grandma favors boys over girls — she always dotes on my younger brother.

Tips

culture

Refers to a long-standing patriarchal attitude — still a live social-commentary term in China, particularly in discussions about rural areas, inheritance, education spending, and the historical sex-ratio imbalance.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

男 nán

轻 qīng

女 nǚ