nán

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Definitions

  1. 1. male
  2. 2. Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

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Words Containing 男

男人
nán rén

a man

男士
nán shì

man

男女
nán nǚ

male-female

男子
nán zǐ

a man; a male

男性
nán xìng

the male sex

男朋友
nán péng you

boyfriend

男生
nán shēng

schoolboy

乱搞男女关系
luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì

to be promiscuous

善男信女
shàn nán xìn nǚ

lay practitioners of Buddhism

型男
xíng nán

fashionable and good-looking guy (slang)

大男人
dà nán rén

very masculine guy

大男人主义
dà nán rén zhǔ yì

male chauvinism

大男子主义
dà nán zǐ zhǔ yì

male chauvinism

大男子主义者
dà nán zǐ zhǔ yì zhě

male chauvinist

女扮男装
nǚ bàn nán zhuāng

(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)

好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

姨甥男女
yí sheng nán nǚ

wife's sister's children

孤男寡女
gū nán guǎ nǚ

a single man and a single woman

宅男
zhái nán

a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese \otaku\)

少男
shào nán

young, unmarried male; young guy

少男少女
shào nán shào nǚ

boys and girls

弯男
wān nán

gay guy

役男
yì nán

males eligible for military service

普信男
pǔ xìn nán

(neologism c. 2020) an ordinary guy who imagines he is God's gift to womankind

暖男
nuǎn nán

a man who is family-oriented, considerate and protective

欺男霸女
qī nán bà nǚ

to oppress the people

渣男
zhā nán

(coll.) jerk

潜力股男人
qián lì gǔ nán rén

man with good prospects

潮男
cháo nán

metrosexual

狗男女
gǒu nán nǚ

a couple engaged in an illicit love affair

理工男
lǐ gōng nán

geek

男丁
nán dīng

adult male

男中音
nán zhōng yīn

baritone

男主外,女主内
nán zhǔ wài , nǚ zhǔ nèi

men go out to work and women stay at home (idiom)

男人不坏,女人不爱
nán rén bù huài , nǚ rén bù ài

women love bad guys

男人婆
nán rén pó

tomboy

男人家
nán rén jia

a man (rather than a woman)

男低音
nán dī yīn

(music) bass voice

男修道院长
nán xiū dào yuàn zhǎng

abbot

男傧相
nán bīn xiàng

best man (in a marriage)

男儿
nán ér

a (real) man

男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

男友
nán yǒu

boyfriend

男友力
nán yǒu lì

(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend)

男同
nán tóng

gay guy (coll.)

男同胞
nán tóng bāo

man

男单
nán dān

men's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)

男基尼
nán jī ní

mankini (loanword)

男女
nán nǚ

male-female

男女合校
nán nǚ hé xiào

see 男女同校[nán nu:3 tóng xiào]

男女同校
nán nǚ tóng xiào

coeducation

男女平等
nán nǚ píng děng

equality of the sexes

男女授受不亲
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn

men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)

男女老少
nán nǚ lǎo shào

all kinds of people

男女老幼
nán nǚ lǎo yòu

everybody

男女关系
nán nǚ guān xì

man-woman connection

男妓
nán jì

male prostitute

男娃
nán wá

(dialect) boy

男婚女嫁
nán hūn nǚ jià

to celebrate a wedding

男婴
nán yīng

male baby

男子单
nán zǐ dān

men's singles (sports)

男子气
nán zǐ qì

manly

男子气概
nán zǐ qì gài

masculinity

男子汉
nán zǐ hàn

man (i.e. manly, masculine)

男子汉大丈夫
nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu

(coll.) he-man

男子篮球
nán zǐ lán qiú

men's basketball

男孩
nán hái

boy

男孩子
nán hái zi

boy

男孩乐队
nán hái yuè duì

boy band (type of pop group)

男家
nán jiā

man's family (in marriage)

男尊女卑
nán zūn nǚ bēi

to regard men as superior to women (idiom)

男工
nán gōng

male worker

男左女右
nán zuǒ nǚ yòu

the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)

男巫
nán wū

wizard; warlock

男厕
nán cè

gents washroom

男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎
nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng

men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)

男性主义
nán xìng zhǔ yì

masculism

男性化
nán xìng huà

to masculinize

男性厌恶
nán xìng yàn wù

misandry

男性亲属
nán xìng qīn shǔ

kinsman

男性贬抑
nán xìng biǎn yì

misandry

男才女貌
nán cái nǚ mào

talented man and beautiful woman

男扮女装
nán bàn nǚ zhuāng

(of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)

男排
nán pái

men's volleyball

男方
nán fāng

the bridegroom's side

男旦
nán dàn

male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)

男星
nán xīng

male star

男根
nán gēn

penis

男欢女爱
nán huān nǚ ài

passionate love (idiom)

男爵
nán jué

baron

男的
nán de

man

男神
nán shén

Mr Perfect

男票
nán piào

boyfriend (Internet slang)

男童
nán tóng

boy

男管家
nán guǎn jiā

butler

男篮
nán lán

men's basketball

男色
nán sè

male homosexuality

男虫
nán chóng

swindler

男装
nán zhuāng

men's clothes

男护
nán hù

male nurse

男双
nán shuāng

men's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)

男风
nán fēng

male homosexuality

男高音
nán gāo yīn

tenor

男高音部
nán gāo yīn bù

tenor part

直男
zhí nán

straight guy

直男癌
zhí nán ái

(slang) male chauvinism

童男
tóng nán

virgin male

红男绿女
hóng nán lǜ nǚ

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

绿女红男
lǜ nǚ hóng nán

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

羊男
yáng nán

goat-man

处男
chǔ nán

virgin (male)

虾男
xiā nán

(slang) a guy who is like a prawn: yummy body, but not so appealing above the neck

遗男
yí nán

orphan

都市美型男
dū shì měi xíng nán

metrosexual

都会美型男
dū huì měi xíng nán

metrosexual

重男轻女
zhòng nán qīng nǚ

to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)

金正男
jīn zhèng nán

Kim Jong-nam (1971-2017), the eldest son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[jīn zhèng rì]

长男
zhǎng nán

eldest son

阅男无数
yuè nán wú shù

(idiom) to have had relationships with many men