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男子漢大丈夫

简男子汉大丈夫 · 繁男子漢大丈夫

Mandarin · pinyin nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu

(coll.) he-man

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男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
丈: zhàng · unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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2–3–4–4–4–5 · nan2 zi3 han4 da4 zhang4 fu5

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naam4 zi2 hon3 daai6 zoeng6 fu1

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