型男

Chinese

		model	male
simp. and trad. (型男)		型	男

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ naam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngnán
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-nan²
    • Yale: syíng-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngnan
    • Palladius: синнань (sinnanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ naam⁴
    • Yale: yìhng nàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ naam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ nam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ naːm²¹/

Noun

型男

1. (neologism) metrosexual

Synonyms

• 都市美男 (dūshì měinán)