剩男

Chinese

		have as remainder	male
trad. (剩男)		剩	男
simp. #(剩男)		剩	男

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèngnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁶ naam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèngnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèngnán
    • Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-nan²
    • Yale: shèng-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqnan
    • Palladius: шэннань (šɛnnanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵/
• 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/

Noun

剩男

1. (neologism, derogatory) "leftover man"; old bachelor; old unmarried man

Descendants

• English: shengnan

See also

• 剩女 (shèngnǚ)