女子無才便是德 [－－无－－－－]

Jyutping neoi5 zi2 mou4 coi4 bin6 si6 dak1
Pinyin nǚ zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    A woman who lacks talent is virtuous; An old fashioned saying meaning that women should stay at home.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    女子无才便是德呢啲迂腐嘅思想，应该尽早扑灭。
    女子無才便是德呢啲迂腐嘅思想，應該盡早撲滅。
    neoi5 zi2 mou4 coi4 bin6 si6 dak1 ni1 di1 jyu1 fu6 ge3 si1 soeng2, jing1 goi1 zeon6 zou2 pok3 mit6.
    • The belief that women would do better without being educated should be eradicated as soon as possible.