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Definition 2024

男孩

男孩

Chinese

		male	child
simp. and trad. (男孩)		男	孩

Noun

男孩

boy

Synonyms

男孩子 (nánháizi), 童子 (tóngzǐ), 少年 (shàonián)
(Cantonese) 男仔 (nánzǐ)

See also

孩子 (háizi)
小孩 (xiǎohái), 小孩兒／小孩儿 (xiǎoháir)
小孩子家 (xiǎoháizijiā)
(Min Nan) 囡仔 (gín-á)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nánhái

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ haai⁴
Min Nan (POJ): lâm-hâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nánhái
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanhair
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: nánháir
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanhalr
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ xɑɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ haai⁴
  - Yale: nàahm hàaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ haai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːm²¹ hɑːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-hâi
  - Tâi-lô: lâm-hâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lamhaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² haɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² haɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² haɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ haɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ haɪ²³/