máng
氓
common people; rogue; hooligan
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
common people; populace
archaicAncient term for common folk, especially non-local residents.
méng氓
zhī之
chī蚩
chī蚩
，
bào抱
bù布
mào贸
sī丝
。
The common folk laughed and joked, holding cloth to trade for silk.
《
Shī诗
Jīng》zhōng经
》
yǒu中
bù有
shǎo不
guān少
yú关
méng于
de氓
miáo的
xiě描
写
。
There are many descriptions of common people in the Book of Songs.
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cǐ此
dì地
de的
méng氓
duō多
yǐ以
nóng农
gēng耕
wéi为
shēng生
。
Most common people here make a living through farming.
gǔ古
shí时
wài外
lái来
méng氓
cháng常
bèi被
běn本
dì地
guì贵
zú族
yì役
shǐ使
。
In ancient times, non-local commoners were often conscripted by local nobles.
cǐ此
cí词
jīn今
duō多
xiě写
zuò作
méng萌
huò或
máng氓
。
This term is now mostly written as 萌 or 氓.
noun
rogue; hooligan
informalModern colloquial usage referring to unscrupulous or violent people.
nà那
gè个
jiē街
tóu头
máng氓
zài在
lè勒
suǒ索
lù路
rén人
。
That street rogue is extorting passersby.
zhè这
qún群
máng氓
zài在
yè夜
shì市
lǐ里
dǎo捣
luàn乱
。
These hooligans are causing trouble at the night market.