他 tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he / him / his / (bound form) other / another / some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2]) syn 男人 nán rén a man / a male / men / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially) / (form of address between male friends) old chap / buddy syn 玻璃 bō li glass / CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] / (slang) male homosexual syn 男生 nán shēng schoolboy / male student / boy / guy (young adult male) 男性 nán xìng the male sex / a male syn 王八 wáng bā tortoise / cuckold / (old) male owner of a brothel / pimp syn 男子 nán zǐ a man / a male syn 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 鸭子 鴨子 yā zi duck / male prostitute (slang) syn 狮子 獅子 shī zi lion / CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2] syn 史蒂夫 shǐ dì fū Steve (male name) 男女 nán nǚ male-female / male and female syn 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line 托马斯 托馬斯 tuō mǎ sī Thomas (male name) 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 堂兄 táng xiōng older male patrilineal cousin syn 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate child (male) / bastard / love child 堂弟 táng dì younger male patrilineal cousin 雄性 xióng xìng male 地中海 dì zhōng hǎi (coll.) bald crown / male pattern baldness 结扎 結扎 jié zā to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation) 雌雄 cí xióng male and female 学长 學長 xué zhǎng senior or older male schoolmate syn 发情 發情 fā qíng (zoology) (of a female) to be in heat / (of a male) to be in rut 海狮 海獅 hǎi shī sea lion syn 的哥 dī gē male taxi driver / cabbie (slang) syn 雄鹰 雄鷹 xióng yīng male eagle / tercel syn 表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line syn 螺栓 luó shuān bolt (male component of nut and bolt) 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric 堂兄弟 táng xiōng dì father's brother's sons / paternal male cousin 美容师 美容師 měi róng shī hairdresser / beautician (male) syn 男童 nán tóng boy / male child syn 牛郎 niú láng cowherd boy / (slang) male prostitute syn 伟哥 偉哥 wěi gē Viagra (male impotence drug) 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher syn 奸夫 jiān fū male adulterer syn 马勒 馬勒 mǎ lè Mahler (name) / Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 命根 mìng gēn lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) syn 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn 男婴 男嬰 nán yīng male baby 灯会 燈會 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance 师弟 師弟 shī dì young disciple (of the same master) / younger or junior male schoolmate 打工仔 dǎ gōng zǎi young worker / employee / young male worker 狮子头 獅子頭 shī zi tóu large meatball ("lion's head") syn 童男 tóng nán virgin male syn 表叔 biǎo shū son of grandfather's sister / son of grandmother's brother or sister / father's younger male cousin / (Hong Kong slang) mainlander syn 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 舞狮 舞獅 wǔ shī lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form) syn 老爷子 老爺子 lǎo yé zi my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male syn 处男 處男 chǔ nán virgin (male) 壮阳 壯陽 zhuàng yáng (TCM) to build up one's kidney yang / to boost male sex drive 男星 nán xīng male star / famous actor 贾宝玉 賈寶玉 jiǎ bǎo yù Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗 狮城 獅城 shī chéng the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1] 公羊 gōng yáng ram (male sheep) syn 男色 nán sè male homosexuality 男同胞 nán tóng bāo man / male / male compatriot 人丁 rén dīng number of people in a family / population / (old) adult males / male servants syn 表兄 biǎo xiōng older male cousin via female line 男妓 nán jì male prostitute / (old) pimp syn 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 雄激素 xióng jī sù male hormone / testosterone 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 铁哥们 鐵哥們 tiě gē men (coll.) very close male friends 打飞机 打飛機 dǎ fēi jī (slang) (of a male) to masturbate / to jerk off 处子秀 處子秀 chǔ zǐ xiù debut (by a male performer or sports player) 雄性激素 xióng xìng jī sù male hormone / testosterone 武生 wǔ shēng male military role in a Chinese opera 石狮子 石獅子 shí shī zi guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line 雄蕊 xióng ruǐ stamen (male part of flower) 六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 社火 shè huǒ festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc) 金狮奖 金獅獎 jīn shī jiǎng Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival 种禽 種禽 zhǒng qín cock / male breeding poultry 男 nán (bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] syn 佬 lǎo male / man (Cantonese) syn 丁 dīng male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl syn 势 勢 shì power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals syn 骚 騷 sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn 鸭 鴨 yā duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (slang) male prostitute syn 阳 陽 yáng positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] syn 弟 dì younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter) syn 雄 xióng male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence syn 净 淨 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role syn 狮 獅 shī (bound form) lion syn 厮 廝 sī (bound form) together / each other / (bound form) male servant / (bound form) dude / so-and-so (used in 那廝|那厮[na4 si1] and 這廝|这厮[zhe4 si1]) syn 乾 gān surname Qian / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 representing sky / male principle syn 美洲狮 美洲獅 měi zhōu shī cougar / mountain lion / puma 凸 tū to stick out / protruding / convex / male (connector etc) / Taiwan pr. [tu2] syn 旦 dàn (literary) dawn / daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) syn 丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn 牡 mǔ (of a bird, animal or plant) male / key / hills syn 男工 nán gōng male worker 割礼 割禮 gē lǐ circumcision (male or female) 