"男女" meaning in Chinese

See 男女 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /nam¹¹ ŋ̍³¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /lam²⁴⁻²² lu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lam²⁴⁻²² lɯ⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /lam²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /lam¹³⁻²² li⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /lam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ⁵²/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³/, /nam¹¹ ŋ̍³¹/, /lam²⁴⁻²² lu⁵³/, /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵³/, /lam²⁴⁻²² lɯ⁵⁵⁴/, /lam²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/, /lam¹³⁻²² li⁵³/, /lam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ⁵²/ Chinese transliterations: nánnǚ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], naam⁴ neoi⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], nàm-ńg [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], lâm-lú [Hokkien, POJ], lâm-lír [Hokkien, POJ], lâm-lí [Hokkien, POJ], lam⁵ neng² [Peng'im, Teochew], nánnǚ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nánnyǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], nan²-nü³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nán-nyǔ [Mandarin, Yale], nanneu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], наньнюй [Mandarin, Palladius], nanʹnjuj [Mandarin, Palladius], nàahm néuih [Cantonese, Yale], naam⁴ noey⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], nam⁴ nêu⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], nàm-ńg [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], nam^ˇ ng^ˋ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], nam² ng³ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], lâm-lú [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lamluo [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], lâm-lír [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lâm-lí [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lamlie [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], lâm nṳ́ng [POJ, Teochew], nom nrjoX [Middle-Chinese], /*nˤ[ə]m nraʔ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*nuːm naʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 男女
  1. man and woman; men and women; both sexes
    Sense id: en-男女-zh-noun-uvBfPLrU Categories (other): Chinese links with redundant alt parameters, Chinese links with redundant wikilinks
  2. (literary, in general) common people; the masses Tags: literary, usually
    Sense id: en-男女-zh-noun-HFedVp0q
  3. (literary) sexual desire; lust Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-男女-zh-noun-vl4maTaV
  4. (literary) sons and daughters; children Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-男女-zh-noun-Io9zJh2w
  5. (literary) Term of address for, or a humble term of address used by, a person who has low social status. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-男女-zh-noun-IxKpow-6 Categories (other): Chinese antonymous compounds, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese antonymous compounds: 9 6 8 14 57 7 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 3 25 52 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 11 4 5 21 42 2 10 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 2 3 23 45 1 11 3
  6. (literary) A term of abuse. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-男女-zh-noun-zchA5M4N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 喬男女, 乔男女, 小男女, 潑男女, 泼男女, 男女不親授, 男女不亲授, 男女同校 (nánnǚ tóngxiào), 男女大事, 男女平權, 男女平权, 男女平等, 男女授受不親 (nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn), 男女授受不亲 (nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn), 男女有別 (nánnǚyǒubié), 男女有别 (nánnǚyǒubié), 男女老少 (nánnǚlǎoshào), 男女老幼 (nánnǚlǎoyòu), 男女關係 (nánnǚ guānxì), 男女关系 (nánnǚ guānxì), 男男女女 (nánnánnǚnǚ), 童男女, 老少男女 (lǎoshàonánnǚ), 飲食男女 (yǐnshínánnǚ), 饮食男女 (yǐnshínánnǚ)
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      "word": "喬男女"
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      "word": "乔男女"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "小男女"
    },
    {
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      "word": "潑男女"
    },
    {
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      "word": "泼男女"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "男女不親授"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "男女不亲授"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "nánnǚ tóngxiào",
      "word": "男女同校"
    },
    {
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      "word": "男女大事"
    },
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      "word": "男女平權"
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      "word": "男女平权"
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      "word": "男女平等"
    },
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      "roman": "nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn",
      "word": "男女授受不親"
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      "roman": "nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn",
      "word": "男女授受不亲"
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      "roman": "nánnǚyǒubié",
      "word": "男女有別"
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      "roman": "nánnǚyǒubié",
      "word": "男女有别"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "nánnǚlǎoshào",
      "word": "男女老少"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "nánnǚlǎoyòu",
      "word": "男女老幼"
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      "word": "男女關係"
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      "word": "男女关系"
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      "roman": "nánnánnǚnǚ",
      "word": "男男女女"
    },
    {
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      "word": "童男女"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "lǎoshàonánnǚ",
      "word": "老少男女"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "yǐnshínánnǚ",
      "word": "飲食男女"
    },
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      "roman": "yǐnshínánnǚ",
      "word": "饮食男女"
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          },
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        },
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        },
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            "2": "남녀(男女)",
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            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
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          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "nam nữ",
            "bor": "1",
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            "5": "",
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            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
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            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
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            "jt": "",
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            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
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            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
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            "o3": "",
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            "o4": "",
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            "ot": "",
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            "v4": "",
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          "args": {
            "1": "",
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      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (男女):\n* → Japanese: 男女(だんじょ) (danjo)\n* → Korean: 남녀(男女) (namnyeo)\n* → Vietnamese: nam nữ (男女)"
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          "name": "Chinese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "english": "sex ratio imbalance",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "nánnǚ bǐlì shīhéng",
          "text": "男女比例失衡",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Men and women should get equal pay for equal work.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nánnǚ tónggōngtóngchóu.",
          "text": "男女同工同酬。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Men and women are more efficient when they work together.",
          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
          "roman": "Nánnǚ dāpèi, gànhuó bù lèi.",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "english": "Men and women are more efficient when they work together.",
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          "roman": "Nánnǚ dāpèi, gànhuó bù lèi.",
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          ],
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            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 421, Tao Yuanming, 桃花源記 (The Peach Blossom Spring)",
          "roman": "Qízhōng wǎnglái zhǒngzuò, nánnǚ yīzhù, xī rú wàirén.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "其中往來種作,男女衣著,悉如外人。",
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          "english": "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.",
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          "tags": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-男女-zh-noun-zchA5M4N",
      "links": [
        [
          "abuse",
          "abuse#English"
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánnǚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naam⁴ neoi⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàm-ńg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lír"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁵ neng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánnǚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánnyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan²-nü³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nán-nyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanneu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "наньнюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanʹnjuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàahm néuih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naam⁴ noey⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nam⁴ nêu⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàm-ńg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nam^ˇ ng^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nam² ng³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nam¹¹ ŋ̍³¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lamluo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻²² lu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lír"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻²² lɯ⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lamlie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam¹³⁻²² li⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm nṳ́ng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ⁵²/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nom nrjoX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*nˤ[ə]m nraʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*nuːm naʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ lâm-lír /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nam¹¹ ŋ̍³¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻²² lu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻²² lɯ⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam¹³⁻²² li⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ⁵²/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ə]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*nuːm naʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "男女"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese antonymous compounds",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 女",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 男",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas",
    "Middle Chinese nouns",
    "Old Chinese lemmas",
    "Old Chinese nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "喬男女"
    },
    {
      "word": "乔男女"
    },
    {
      "word": "小男女"
    },
    {
      "word": "潑男女"
    },
    {
      "word": "泼男女"
    },
    {
      "word": "男女不親授"
    },
    {
      "word": "男女不亲授"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚ tóngxiào",
      "word": "男女同校"
    },
    {
      "word": "男女大事"
    },
    {
      "word": "男女平權"
    },
    {
      "word": "男女平权"
    },
    {
      "word": "男女平等"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn",
      "word": "男女授受不親"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn",
      "word": "男女授受不亲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚyǒubié",
      "word": "男女有別"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚyǒubié",
      "word": "男女有别"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚlǎoshào",
      "word": "男女老少"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚlǎoyòu",
      "word": "男女老幼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚ guānxì",
      "word": "男女關係"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnǚ guānxì",
      "word": "男女关系"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nánnánnǚnǚ",
      "word": "男男女女"
    },
    {
      "word": "童男女"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lǎoshàonánnǚ",
      "word": "老少男女"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐnshínánnǚ",
      "word": "飲食男女"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐnshínánnǚ",
      "word": "饮食男女"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "男女"
          },
          "expansion": "男女",
          "name": "lang"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "男女",
            "2": "だんじょ",
            "gloss": ""
          },
          "expansion": "男女(だんじょ) (danjo)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "남녀(男女)",
            "3": "",
            "4": "",
            "5": "",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "t2": "",
            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 남녀(男女) (namnyeo)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "nam nữ",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "男女"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: nam nữ (男女)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "男女",
            "2": "だんじょ",
            "3": "남녀",
            "4": "nam nữ",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
            "h": "男女",
            "j2": "",
            "j2t": "",
            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
            "o": "男女",
            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "男女",
            "v": "男女",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (男女):\n* → Japanese: 男女(だんじょ) (danjo)\n* → Korean: 남녀(男女) (namnyeo)\n* → Vietnamese: nam nữ (男女)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "だんじょ",
            "3": "남녀",
            "4": "nam nữ"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (男女):\n* → Japanese: 男女(だんじょ) (danjo)\n* → Korean: 남녀(男女) (namnyeo)\n* → Vietnamese: nam nữ (男女)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (男女):\n* → Japanese: 男女(だんじょ) (danjo)\n* → Korean: 남녀(男女) (namnyeo)\n* → Vietnamese: nam nữ (男女)"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "男女",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Chinese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "sex ratio imbalance",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "nánnǚ bǐlì shīhéng",
          "text": "男女比例失衡",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Men and women should get equal pay for equal work.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nánnǚ tónggōngtóngchóu.",
          "text": "男女同工同酬。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Men and women are more efficient when they work together.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nánnǚ dāpèi, gànhuó bù lèi.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "男女搭配,幹活不累。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Men and women are more efficient when they work together.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nánnǚ dāpèi, gànhuó bù lèi.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "男女搭配,干活不累。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "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.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Classical Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 421, Tao Yuanming, 桃花源記 (The Peach Blossom Spring)",
          "roman": "Qízhōng wǎnglái zhǒngzuò, nánnǚ yīzhù, xī rú wàirén.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "其中往來種作,男女衣著,悉如外人。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "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.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Classical Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 421, Tao Yuanming, 桃花源記 (The Peach Blossom Spring)",
          "roman": "Qízhōng wǎnglái zhǒngzuò, nánnǚ yīzhù, xī rú wàirén.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "其中往来种作,男女衣著,悉如外人。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "man and woman; men and women; both sexes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "men",
          "men"
        ],
        [
          "women",
          "women"
        ],
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "common people; the masses"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "common",
          "common"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "masses",
          "masses"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, in general) common people; the masses"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sexual desire; lust"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "lust",
          "lust"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) sexual desire; lust"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sons and daughters; children"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "son",
          "son"
        ],
        [
          "daughter",
          "daughter"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) sons and daughters; children"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Term of address for, or a humble term of address used by, a person who has low social status."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humble",
          "humble#English"
        ],
        [
          "low",
          "low#English"
        ],
        [
          "social",
          "social#English"
        ],
        [
          "status",
          "status#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) Term of address for, or a humble term of address used by, a person who has low social status."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A term of abuse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abuse",
          "abuse#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) A term of abuse."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánnǚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naam⁴ neoi⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàm-ńg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lír"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁵ neng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánnǚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánnyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan²-nü³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nán-nyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanneu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "наньнюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanʹnjuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàahm néuih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naam⁴ noey⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nam⁴ nêu⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàm-ńg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nam^ˇ ng^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nam² ng³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nam¹¹ ŋ̍³¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lamluo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻²² lu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lír"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻²² lɯ⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm-lí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lamlie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam¹³⁻²² li⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lâm nṳ́ng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ⁵²/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nom nrjoX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*nˤ[ə]m nraʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*nuːm naʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ lâm-lír /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nam¹¹ ŋ̍³¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻²² lu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²⁴⁻²² lɯ⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam¹³⁻²² li⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ⁵²/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ə]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*nuːm naʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "男女"
}

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