女子無才便是德 nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

DEFINITIONS

  1. a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

CHARACTERS

女 nǚ
HSK 1
woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
才 cái
HSK 3
talent, ability; just, only
便 biàn
HSK 2
convenience, ease; expedient
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
德 dé
HSK 5
ethics, morality, virtue