汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 重男轻女
重男轻女 (重男輕女)
to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
Emphasize men and despise women / Refers to feudal thoughts that despise women
重视男子,看轻女性。指轻视妇女的封建思想。
zhòng/chóng nán () qīng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

做牛做马,人老珠黄时,还是被重男轻女的姥爷抛弃。

Do cattle and horses, when you become old, or has been abandoned patriarchal grandfather.

中国的父母们历来重男轻女,而国内那些有意向的用人单位也不例外。

Chinese parents traditionally favor boys over girls, and so do the country's potential employers.

欣然笔下的大部分母亲在“重男轻女”的残忍现实和“独生子女”政策下,采取了绝育手段。

Most of Xinran's mothers submit stoically to the cruelties of "son preference" and the one-child policy.

如果他重男轻女,一定会在热恋时期过后,回复本性,做任何决定都忘记把你考虑进去。

If he does, his nature must return after infatuation, disremembering to taking you into consideration before making decision.