男女
See also: 娚
Chinese
male | female; woman; daughter | ||
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trad. (男女) | 男 | 女 | |
simp. #(男女) | 男 | 女 |
Pronunciation
Noun
男女
- man and woman; men and women; both sexes
- 男女比例失衡 ― nánnǚ bǐlì shīhéng ― sex ratio imbalance
- 男女同工同酬。 ― Nánnǚ tónggōngtóngchóu. ― Men and women should get equal pay for equal work.
- 其中往來種作,男女衣著,悉如外人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 421, Tao Yuanming, 桃花源記 (The Peach Blossom Spring)
- Qízhōng wǎnglái zhǒngzuò, nánnǚ yīzhù, xī rú wàirén. [Pinyin]
- There were people walking back and forth, busying themselves with planting crops. The clothing of the men and women was just like those of the ones outside.
其中往来种作,男女衣著,悉如外人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary, in general) common people; the masses
- (literary) sexual desire; lust
- (literary) sons and daughters; children
- (literary) Term of address for, or a humble term of address used by, a person who has low social status.
- (literary) A term of abuse.
Derived terms
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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男 | 女 |
だん Grade: 1 |
じょ Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Kanji in this term | |
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男 | 女 |
なん Grade: 1 |
にょ Grade: 1 |
goon |
Noun
References
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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