"man" meaning in Chinese

See man in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /män⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /mɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /mɛːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: MAN [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English man. Etymology templates: {{dercat|zh|enm|ang|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{bor+|zh|en|man}} Borrowed from English man Head templates: {{head|zh|adjectives}} man
  1. (informal) manly; masculine Tags: informal Related terms: gentleman

Alternative forms

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