不讓鬚眉

(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc / to be a match for men / lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

ràng = r + ang4

to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])

xū = xu + Ø1

beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel

man or men (formal)

méi = m + ei2

eyebrow / upper margin

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