男尊女卑 nán zūn nǚ bēi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to regard men as superior to women (idiom)

CHARACTERS

男 nán male, man; son; baron; surname
尊 zūn respect, revere, venerate; honor
女 nǚ woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38
卑 bēi humble, low, inferior; despise