men
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
nán rén
a man
a male
men
CL:個|个[ge4]
tā men
they (for inanimate objects)
yé men
menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)
husbands and their fathers etc
yá men
government office in feudal China
yamen
gē men
Brothers!
brethren
dude (colloquial)
brother (diminutive form of address between males)
zán men
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
(dialect) I or me
(dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you
also pr. [za2 men5]
tóng xué men
classmates
fellow students
gē men r
erhua variant of 哥們|哥们[ge1 men5]
yé men r
erhua variant of 爺們|爷们[ye2 men5]
dì xiōng men
brothers
comrades
men
brethren
Tú men
Tumen county level city in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
bù ràng xū méi
(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
to be a match for men
lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
biē men
to feel oppressed
to be depressed
to feel dejected
Tú men jiāng
Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
rén duō shì zhòng
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
There is safety in numbers.
Tú men shì
Tumen county level city in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
sān rén chéng hǔ
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
Tài shān Běi dǒu
as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
zǒng lǐ yá men
the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi Gōng
lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
yuán zhù jiāo jì
Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
tì fà lìng
the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi Gōng
lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
wǒ men sǐ hòu jiāng huì hóng shuǐ tāo tiān
Après nous, le Déluge
after us, the deluge
méi hé
to match up (employers and jobseekers, men and women seeking a partner, blind people and guide dogs etc)
rén zhōng lóng fèng
a giant among men (idiom)
tiě gē men
(coll.) very close male friends
tiě gē men r
erhua variant of 鐵哥們|铁哥们[tie3 ge1 men5]
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
fig. government officials come and go
dǎ qiān
genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand
Zhèng rén zhēng nián
Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
a futile quarrel
qīn men
darlings
fans
followers
short form of 親愛的們|亲爱的们
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