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

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

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

Descendants

English: shengnan

See also

剩女 (shèngnǚ)

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