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Jyutping naam4 neoi5
Pinyin nán nǚ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. male-female
  2. male and female
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    男性​同​女性
    men and women; males and females
    • 男女老少
      男女老少
      naam4 neoi5 lou5 siu3
      people of all ages and both sexes
    • 男女授受不親
      男女授受不亲
      naam4 neoi5 sau6 sau6 bat1 can1
      men and women should not have intimidate contact if they are not relatives or couples
  2. 名詞
    男性​同​女性​組​成​嘅​情​侶​(​量​詞​:​對​)
    lovers formed by a man and a woman
    • 狗男女
      狗男女
      gau2 naam4 neoi5
      a cheating couple
    • 男女關係
      男女关系
      naam4 neoi5 gwaan1 hai6
      intimate relationship; romantic or sexual friendship between a man and a woman
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    sexual desire; lust
  2. noun, literary, usually
    common people; the masses
  3. noun
    man and woman; men and women; both sexes
    • 男女比例失衡
      男女比例失衡
      nán nǚ bǐ lì shī héng
      sex ratio imbalance
    • 男女同工同酬。
      男女同工同酬。
      nán nǚ tóng gōng tóng chóu .
      Men and women should get equal pay for equal work.
    • 男女搭配,幹活不累。
      男女搭配,干活不累。
      nán nǚ dā pèi , gàn huó bù lèi .
      Men and women are more efficient when they work together.
  4. noun, literary
    Term of address for, or a humble term of address used by, a person who has low social status.
  5. noun, literary
    sons and daughters; children
  6. noun, literary
    A term of abuse.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #532
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    当我们想到男女在社会中的传统角色时,我们认为丈夫养家,妻子照顾孩子和家庭。
    當我們想到男女在社會中的傳統角色時,我們認為丈夫養家,妻子照顧孩子和家庭。
    dāng wǒ men xiǎng dào nán nǚ zài shè huì zhòng dì chuán tǒng jué sè shí , wǒ men rèn wéi zhàng fu yǎng jiā , qī zǐ zhào gu hái zi hé jiā tíng 。
    • When we think of the traditional roles of men and women in society, we think of husbands supporting the family, and wives taking care of the house and children.
  2. Mandarin
    现在不止要男女薪金平等,而且还要平均分配家务。
    現在不止要男女薪金平等,而且還要平均分配家務。
    xiàn zài bù zhǐ yào nán nǚ xīn jīn píng děng , ér qiě hái yào píng jūn fēn pèi jiā wù 。
    • It is time not only to equalize men's and women's wages, but also to equalize responsibility for housework.
    • Nowadays, equal pay is not enough. Household responsibilities must also be distributed evenly.
  3. Mandarin
    25 岁至 54 岁的男女生活压力最大。
    25 歲至 54 歲的男女生活壓力最大。
    25 suì zhì 54 suì de nán nǚ shēng huó yā lì zuì dà 。
    • Men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 have the most stressful lives.
  4. Mandarin
    我要感谢我的选举搭档,这位先生全心全意竞选,为与他在史克兰顿街头一起长大的男男女女代言,并和我一起乘火车回德拉瓦州,他就是副总统当选人,拜登先生。
    我要感謝我的選舉搭檔,這位先生全心全意競選,為與他在史克蘭頓街頭一起長大的男男女女代言,并和我一起乘火車回德拉瓦州,他就是副總統當選人,拜登先生。
    wǒ yào gǎn xiè wǒ de xuǎn jǔ dā dàng , zhè wèi xiān sheng quán xīn quán yì jìng xuǎn , wèi yǔ tā zài shǐ kè lán dùn jiē tóu yī qǐ zhǎng dà de nán nán nǚ nǚ dài yán , bìng hé wǒ yī qǐ chéng huǒ chē huí dé lā wǎ zhōu , tā jiù shì fù zǒng tǒng dāng xuǎn rén , bài dēng xiān sheng 。
    • I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton, and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
  5. Mandarin
    男女搭配,干活不累。
    男女搭配,幹活不累。
    nán nǚ dā pèi , gàn huó bù lèi 。
    • When man and woman unite, work is no longer as tiring.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    男女老幼都好钟意喺当地啲公共浴室到聚一聚。
    男女老幼都好鍾意喺當地啲公共浴室到聚一聚。
    naam4 neoi5 lou5 jau3 dou1 hou3 zung1 ji3 hai2 dong1 dei6 di1 gung1 gung6 juk6 sat1 dou3 zeoi6 jat1 zeoi6 。
    • Both young and old, men and women, regularly get together at the local bathhouses.
  2. Cantonese
    呢间学校而家已经变咗做男女校。
    呢間學校而家已經變咗做男女校。
    nei4 gaan1 hok6 haau6 ji4 gaa1 ji5 ging1 bin3 zo2 zou6 naam4 neoi5 haau6 。
    • This school is now coeducational.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个链嘴对青年男女谈恋爱有妙不可言嘅功效,再配合印度神油一起用就更加系如虎添翼混呀。
    呢個鏈嘴對青年男女談戀愛有妙不可言嘅功效,再配合印度神油一起用就更加係如虎添翼混呀。
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  2. Cantonese
    香港rapper男女比例悬殊。
    香港rapper男女比例懸殊。
    hoeng1 gong2 !rep1 paa4 naam4 neoi5 bei2 lai6 jyun4 syu4.
    • There is a large disparity in the gender ratio of Hong Kong's rappers.
  3. Cantonese
    啲蛋挞咁好食,男女老少都钟意啦。
    啲蛋撻咁好食,男女老少都鍾意啦。
    di1 daan6 taat1 gam3 hou2 sik6, naam4 neoi5 lou5 siu3 dou1 zung1 ji3 laa1.
    • These egg tarts are yummy. Everyone would like them.
  4. Cantonese
    佢话要男女平等,餐餐食饭张单咪又系我埋。
    佢話要男女平等,餐餐食飯張單咪又係我埋。
    keoi5 waa6 jiu3 naam4 neoi5 ping4 dang2, caan1 caan1 sik6 faan6 zoeng1 daan1 mai6 jau6 hai6 ngo5 maai4.
    • She demands to be treated fairly, yet insists I pay the bill every single time.
  5. Cantonese
    佢哋行得好埋㖞,系咪男女朋友啊?
    佢哋行得好埋喎,係咪男女朋友啊?
    keoi5 dei6 haang4 dak1 hou2 maai4 wo3, hai6 mai6 naam4 neoi5 pang4 jau5 aa3?
    • They are so close. Are they a couple?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    男女双打 mixed doubles
    男女雙打 mixed doubles
    yue:男女雙打 mixed doubles
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    狗男女
    狗男女
    gǒu nán nǚ
    • couple in an illicit love affair
  2. Mandarin
    钟爱于男女,素期效死,夫亦不蔽也。大凡以断割不为丽色所汩,岂若是乎?
    鍾愛於男女,素期效死,夫亦不蔽也。大凡以斷割不為麗色所汩,豈若是乎?
    Zhōngài yú nán nǚ , sù qī xiào sǐ , fū yì bù bì yě . dà fán yǐ duàn gē bù wèi lì sè suǒ gǔ , qǐ ruò shì hū ?
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  3. Mandarin
    《红楼梦》写了各种人的男女关系,包括贾琏、薛蟠的不堪情状,但还是化腐朽为神奇的笔墨,不能删除的。
    《紅樓夢》寫了各種人的男女關係,包括賈璉、薛蟠的不堪情狀,但還是化腐朽為神奇的筆墨,不能刪除的。
    “ hóng lóu mèng ” xiě le gè zhǒng rén de nán nǚ guān xì , bāo kuò gǔ liǎn , xuē pán de bù kān qíng zhuàng , dàn hái shì huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí de bǐ mò , bù néng shān chú de .
    • Dream of the Red Chamber depicts relationships between various men and women, including the wickedness of Jia Lian and Xue Pan. However, those words made a silk purse of a sow's ear and should not be removed.
  4. Mandarin
    赵保说:“妹子,我跟下你来,就怕你寻了拙志。有仇不报,非为人类,无论男女,枉立于天地之间。再说君子报仇,十年不晚。妹子要是愿意报仇,我有个愚见,可不知妹子意下如何?”
    趙保説:“妹子,我跟下你來,就怕你尋了拙志。有仇不報,非為人類,無論男女,枉立於天地之間。再説君子報仇,十年不晚。妹子要是願意報仇,我有個愚見,可不知妹子意下如何?”
    zhào bǎo shuō : “ mèi zǐ , wǒ gēn xià nǐ lái , jiù pà nǐ xún le zhuō zhì . yǒu chóu bù bào , fēi wèi rén lèi , wú lùn nán nǚ , wǎng lì yú tiān dì zhī jiān . zài shuō jūn zǐ bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn . mèi zǐ yào shì yuàn yì bào chóu , wǒ yǒu ge yú jiàn , kě bù zhī mèi zǐ yì xià rú hé ? ”
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  5. Mandarin
    男女比例失衡
    男女比例失衡
    nán nǚ bǐ lì shī héng
    • sex ratio imbalance