nán rén
a man
a male
men
CL:個|个[ge4]
rén mǎ
men and horses
troops
group of people
troop
staff
centaur
yé men
menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)
husbands and their fathers etc
nán nǚ lǎo shào
men, women, young and old
all kinds of people
people of all ages
each and everyone
men
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
mén
gate
door
CL:扇[shan4]
gateway
doorway
CL:個|个[ge4]
opening
valve
switch
way to do something
knack
family
house
(religious) sect
school (of thought)
class
category
phylum or division (taxonomy)
classifier for large guns
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
(suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
xiōng dì
brothers
younger brother
CL:個|个[ge4]
I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
brotherly
fraternal
tóu jīn
head-covering (for men in ancient clothes)
kerchief
scarf
turban
cháng páo
chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe)
gown
robe
CL:件[jian4]
mēn
stuffy
shut indoors
to smother
to cover tightly
mèn
bored
depressed
melancholy
sealed
airtight
tightly closed
fēng dù
elegance (for men)
elegant demeanor
grace
poise
mèn
to cook in a covered vessel
to casserole
to stew
shī fu
master
qualified worker
respectful form of address for older men
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
cháng shān
long gown
cheongsam
traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
xiǎo lǜ rén
little green men from Mars
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
all the King's horses and all the King's men
dì xiōng men
brothers
comrades
men
brethren
X5 zhàn jǐng
X-Men (comic book superhero team)
zhòng nán qīng nǚ
lit. valuing men and belittling women (idiom); fig. the feudal view esteeming men above women
sexism
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)
míng rén lù
record of famous men
anthology of biographies
zhēn jié
chastity
virginity (of women)
moral integrity (of men)
loyalty
constancy
xiān dá
famous and virtuous ancestors
the great men of the past
bīng bù xuè rèn
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
sì dé
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends
the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
rén duō shì zhòng
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
There is safety in numbers.
sān cóng sì dé
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
real men do not easily cry (idiom)
mén
mountain pass
defile (archaic)
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
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
guān chāi
official business
government workmen
odd-job men
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
sǐ wú duì zhèng
the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales
Nán rén lái zì Huǒ xīng , Nǚ rén lái zì Jīn xīng
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (book by John Gray)
huāng yān màn cǎo
lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds
desolate (idiom)
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