男生

Chinese

male
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
simp. and trad.
(男生)

Pronunciation


Noun

男生

  1. schoolboy; male student
    多少男生 [MSC, trad.]
    多少男生 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè ge bān yǒu duōshǎo nánshēng? [Pinyin]
    How many boys are in this class?
  2. (by extension) young male; boy
    如何一個男生覺得特別 [MSC, trad.]
    如何一个男生觉得特别 [MSC, simp.]
    Rúhé ràng yīge nánshēng juéde nǐ hěn tèbié? [Pinyin]
    How can you make a boy think you're special?

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (男生):
  • Japanese: 男生(だんせい) (dansei)
  • Korean: 남생(男生) (namsaeng)
  • Vietnamese: nam sinh (男生)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んせー [dàńséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [dã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

(だん)(せい) • (dansei

  1. schoolboy
    Antonym: (じょ)(せい) (josei)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN