都能以男女大防这种无稽的理由
“anyone could invoke such groundless notions of gender propriety”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那日后岂非所有人
“would it not mean that, in the future,”
都能以 男女大防 这种 无稽 的理由
“anyone could invoke such groundless notions of gender propriety”
非议她
“to cast doubt upon her?”
“Using traditional gender etiquette as an excuse to attack her is completely ridiculous and unacceptable.”
In imperial China, strict decorum forbade improper association between unrelated men and women; critics often weaponized this moral norm to suppress independent women.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
strict separation of the sexes; traditional gender propriety
A historical cultural term referring to rigid Confucian boundaries dictating interaction between men and women.
absurd and unfounded excuse / pretext
Use '无稽' to strongly dismiss an allegation or reason as baseless nonsense.