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男女

男女

Chinese

male female; woman; daughter
simp. and trad.
(男女)

Noun

男女

  1. man and woman; men and women; both sexes
    男女搭配幹活 [MSC, trad.]
    男女搭配干活 [MSC, simp.]
    Nánnǚ dāpèi, gànhuó bù lěi. [Pinyin]
    Men and women are more efficient when they work together.
    男女同工同酬   Nánnǚ tónggōngtóngchóu.   Men and women should get equal pay for equal work.

Derived terms

  • 喬男女乔男女
  • 小男女
  • 潑男女泼男女
  • 男女不親授男女不亲授
  • 男女同校 (nánnǚ tóngxiào)
  • 男女大事
  • 男女平權男女平权
  • 男女平等
  • 男女授受不親男女授受不亲 (nánnǚ shòushòubùqīn)
  • 男女有別男女有别
  • 男女老少 (nánnǚlǎoshào)
  • 男女老幼 (nánnǚlǎoyòu)
  • 男女關係男女关系
  • 男男女女
  • 童男女
  • 老少男女
  • 飲食男女饮食男女

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

男女 (counter , hiragana だんじょ, romaji danjo)

  1. man and woman, men and women; both sexes
  2. boy and girl, boys and girls

Derived terms

  • 男女混声
  • 男女兼用 unisex
  • 男女別
  • 男女混成

Related terms

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3