谁说女子不如男
“Who says women are inferior to men?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好啊
“Good!”
谁说 女子不如男
“Who says women are inferior to men?”
这徒弟
“I certainly chose”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originating from the opera 'Mulan', this line is the quintessential Chinese idiom for championing women's strength and equal capability in challenging domains.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who says women are inferior to men
A famous line from traditional Henan opera (Hua Mulan) widely quoted in spoken Chinese to praise female competence.
inferior to; not as good as
A standard comparative structure used to express that one entity falls short of another.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you also think women are necessarily inferior to men?”
“Don't underestimate women.”
“As a woman, I'm no worse than her.”
“Why can't it be a woman? You…”