男人无刚，不如粗糠男人無剛，不如粗糠男人無剛，不如粗糠

a man without firmness is worse than coarse chaff

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A man without a strong character will amount to nothing. Strongly critical and traditionally gendered.

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Simplified: 男人无刚，不如粗糠
Traditional (Taiwan): 男人無剛，不如粗糠
Pinyin: nánrén wú gāng, bùrú cūkāng
Bopomofo: ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄤ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄎㄤ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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