妇女能顶半边天

Woman can hold up half the sky / fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

woman

old variant of 婦|妇[fu4]

woman

female / woman / daughter

archaic variant of 汝[ru3]

surname Neng

can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy

apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half

half of sth / one side of sth

side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously

suffix of a noun of locality

half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk

day / sky / heaven