thanh nam

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (grue; youthful) and (male person), used as a less ambiguous equivalent of thanh niên (youth or male youth) on the same model as thiếu nam (male adolescent) and thiếu nữ (female adolescent).

Noun

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(classifier người) thanh nam

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of thanh niên (a male late teenager or young adult)
    Coordinate terms: lão nam, thanh nữ, thiếu nam