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)
bā tuō
scam girl
woman who lures men to an exorbitantly priced bar 酒吧[jiu3 ba1]
Jù Zōng lǘ
Saw Palmetto (drug used to treat benign prostate hypertrophy in men)
Cháng lè gōng zhǔ
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xī Wèi], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tǔ mén]
rén jì hǎn
lit. men's footprints are rare
off the beaten track
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
tì fà lìng
the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646
jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì , sè bù mí rén rén zì mí
wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust
juàn qū
married quarters
residential quarters for men with families
rén rén yì shì
those with lofty ideals (idiom)
men of vision
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
guò tíng lù
lit. Notes on passing the hall, historical jottings by 12th century Southern Song poet Fan Gongcheng 範公偁|范公偁, containing moral instructions derived from great men of Song dynasty
bā tuō nǚ
scam girl
woman who lures men to an exorbitantly priced bar 酒吧[jǐu bā]
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
one just has to be patient
haste will ruin everything
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)
bā tuō nǚ
scam girl
woman who lures men to an exorbitantly priced bar 酒吧[jiu3 ba1]
U tū nèi kù
contour pouch brief (men's underwear)
yōu míng
the hidden and the visible
that which can be seen and that which cannot
darkness and light
night and day
wisdom and ignorance
evil and good
the living and the dead
men and ghosts
nán dān
men's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn
men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
nán nǚ lǎo shào
men, women, young and old
all kinds of people
people of all ages
each and everyone
nán nǚ lǎo yòu
men, women, young and old
everybody
nán zūn nǚ bēi
to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
nán pái
men's volleyball
abbr. for 男子排球
rén jì hǎn zhì
lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)
fig. off the beaten track
lonely
deserted
nán shuāng
men's doubles (in tennis, badminton etc)
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
xiǎo lǜ rén
little green men from Mars
jiǔ tuō nǚ
woman hired to lure men to high-priced bars
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
not content with what one already has
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
dào páo
Taoist robe
traditional men's gown
Jù Zōng lǘ
Saw Palmetto (drug used to treat benign prostate hypertrophy in men)