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爺們

简爷们 · 繁爺們

Mandarin · pinyin yé men

menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)
husbands and their fathers etc

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爺: Look up this written character
們: men · adjunct pronoun indicate plural
爷: yé · father, grandfather
们: men · adjunct pronoun indicate plural

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2–5 · ye2 men5

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noun

(colloquial) adult man
(colloquial) men (as opposed to young boys); menfolk
(colloquial) men of two or more generations
(colloquial) husband
(colloquial) guys; dudes; boys (as opposed to girls)

adj

(colloquial) manly; macho

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