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lamlie siuxsiu putchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laam'lie siu'siu pud'chyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

A man and a woman unless related by blood or marriage should not touch hands when giving and taking things (according to the code of conduct before the republican era)

男女授受不親

oafnchyn putjuu kixnliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oarn'chyn pud'juu kin'liin [[...]][i#] [p.]

A neighbor at hand is better than a relative far off.

遠親不如近鄰

siuxsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'siu [[...]][i#] [p.]

give and receive

授受

• lamlie siuxsiu putchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laam'lie siu'siu pud'chyn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in old China males and females should not allow their hands to touch in giving or receiving anything
  男女授受不親

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