爺們
Appearance
See also: 爷们
Chinese
[edit]grandpa; etc.; old gentleman | (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) | ||
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trad. (爺們) | 爺 | 們 | |
simp. (爷们) | 爷 | 们 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄇㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yéme̊n
- Wade–Giles: yeh2-mên5
- Yale: yé-men
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye.men
- Palladius: емэнь (jemɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ³⁵ mən³/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (爺們兒 / 爷们儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄇㄣㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yéme̊nr
- Wade–Giles: yeh2-mên5-ʼrh
- Yale: yé-menr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye.mel
- Palladius: емэньр (jemɛnʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ³⁵ məɻ³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]爺們
- (colloquial) adult man
- (colloquial) men (as opposed to young boys); menfolk
- (colloquial) men of two or more generations
- (colloquial) husband
- (colloquial) guys; dudes; boys (as opposed to girls)
Synonyms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]爺們
- (colloquial) manly; macho