adult man; husband
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
adult man; grown man; fellow
dialectA colloquial and somewhat rustic dialect term. Often implies a man of marriageable age or a manly figure, sometimes used in a friendly or teasing manner among speakers.
Tún屯
lǐ里
de的
lǎo老
yé爷
men们
r儿
dōu都
xià下
dì地
gàn干
huó活
le了
。
All the men in the village have gone to work in the fields.
Kàn看
kan看
，
zhè这
zhēn真
shì是
tiáo条
yìng硬
hàn汉
zi子
，
shì是
ge个
zhēn真
lǎo老
yé爷
men们
r儿
！
Look, he's a real tough guy, a true man!
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Shéi谁
jiā家
de的
lǎo老
yé爷
men们
r儿
bù不
gàn干
huó活
，
guāng光
ràng让
lǎo老
niáng娘
men们
r儿
qù去
gàn干
？
Whose husband doesn't work, leaving all the chores for the wife?
noun
husband; man of the house
dialectUsed by a wife to refer to her husband in a direct, down-to-earth way. Commonly used in Northern Chinese dialects, especially in rural or working-class communities.
Tā她
lǎo老
yé爷
men们
r儿
zài在
wài外
dì地
zuò做
mái买
mai卖
。
Her husband is doing business in another place.
Wǒ我
děi得
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
huí回
jiā家
gěi给
wǒ我
jiā家
lǎo老
yé爷
men们
r儿
zuò做
fàn饭
。
I need to hurry home and cook for my husband.
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Zhè这
shì事
r儿
nǐ你
děi得
wèn问
nǐ你
jiā家
lǎo老
yé爷
men们
r儿
，
tā他
shì是
yī一
jiā家
zhī之
zhǔ主
。
You need to ask your husband about this; he's the head of the household.