剩男
Chinese
have as remainder | male | ||
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trad. (剩男) | 剩 | 男 | |
simp. #(剩男) | 剩 | 男 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shèngnán
- Wade–Giles: shêng4-nan2
- Yale: shèng-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqnan
- Palladius: шэннань (šɛnnanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sing6 naam4
- Yale: sihng nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing6 naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: xing6 nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ²² naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 剩男
- (neologism, derogatory) "leftover man"; old bachelor; old unmarried man
Descendants
- English: shengnan
See also
- 剩女 (shèngnǚ)