呢 nī this (Cantonese) / see also 哩[li1] syn 基 jī (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) syn 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 大块头 大塊頭 dà kuài tóu heavy man / fat man / lunkhead / lummox / lug syn 老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn 夏娃 xià wá Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1}) 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) syn 按揭 àn jiē a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 老者 lǎo zhě old man / elderly man syn 大丈夫 dà zhàng fu a manly man / a man of character syn 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man / I (an old man referring to himself) syn 粤语 粵語 yuè yǔ Cantonese language 饮茶 飲茶 yǐn chá to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese) syn 粤菜 粵菜 yuè cài Cantonese cuisine 原人 yuán rén prehistoric man / primitive man syn 无厘头 無厘頭 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century 埋单 埋單 mái dān to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility 广东人 廣東人 guǎng dōng rén Cantonese (people) 广东话 廣東話 guǎng dōng huà Cantonese language 粤剧 粵劇 yuè jù Cantonese opera syn 烧腊 燒臘 shāo là barbecue (Cantonese style) 吉列 jí liè breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese) 牛腩 niú nǎn brisket (esp. Cantonese) / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / erroneously translated as sirloin 叫鸡 叫雞 jiào jī rooster / cock / (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 唔 wú oh (expression of agreement or surprise) / (Cantonese) not syn 哩 lī this (Cantonese) / see also 呢[ni1] / see also 哩哩羅羅|哩哩罗罗[li1 li1 luo1 luo1] syn 曲奇 qǔ qí cookie (loanword via Cantonese 曲奇 kuk1 kei4) 噼 pī child's buttocks (esp. Cantonese) / (onom.) crack, slap, clap, clatter etc 呔 tāi tie / necktie / tire (Cantonese) syn 粤 粵 yuè Cantonese / short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1] 乜 miē used in 乜斜[mie1xie5] / (Cantonese) what? syn 豉油 chǐ yóu soy sauce (chiefly in Cantonese and Hakka areas) 腩 nǎn brisket / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese / erroneously translated as sirloin 男人 nán rén a man / a male / men / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player syn 小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 白人 bái rén white man or woman / Caucasian 夫 fū husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old) syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 配合 pèi hé matching / fitting in with / compatible with / to correspond / to fit / to conform to / rapport / to coordinate with / to act in concert with / to cooperate / to become man and wife / to combine parts of machine syn 老头 老頭 lǎo tóu old fellow / old man / father / husband syn 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents syn 男子 nán zǐ a man / a male syn 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father / old man / sir syn 少年 shào nián early youth / youngster / (literary) youth / young man syn 男士 nán shì man / gentleman syn 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers / uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) syn 男子汉 男子漢 nán zǐ hàn man (i.e. manly, masculine) syn 伴郎 伴郞 bàn láng best man syn 人造 rén zào man-made / artificial / synthetic syn 情妇 情婦 qíng fù mistress / paramour (of married man) syn 好家伙 hǎo jiā huo my God! / oh boy! / man! syn 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man syn 硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel / unyielding, tough guy syn 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn 儿女 兒女 ér nǚ children / sons and daughters / a young man and a young woman (in love) syn 第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 汉子 漢子 hàn zi man / fellow / (dialect) husband syn 尖兵 jiān bīng point man syn 兄长 兄長 xiōng zhǎng elder brother / term of respect for a man of about the same age syn 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man) / to become a recognized expert syn 智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn 醉汉 醉漢 zuì hàn intoxicated man / drunkard syn 巫医 巫醫 wū yī witch doctor / medicine man / shaman 穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 力士 lì shì strong man / sumo wrestler syn 好好先生 hǎo hǎo xiān sheng Mr Goody-goody / yes-man (sb who agrees with anything) syn 大力士 dà lì shì strong man / Hercules syn 独角戏 獨角戲 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk syn 油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar syn 杞人忧天 杞人憂天 qǐ rén yōu tiān man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom) / groundless fears syn 献殷勤 獻殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc) / to fawn upon (an influential politician etc) / to court sb's favor / to ingratiate oneself syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 驻守 駐守 zhù shǒu (man a post and) defend syn 男儿 男兒 nán ér a (real) man / boy / son syn 哲人 zhé rén wise man syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom) / influential figure syn 现代人 現代人 xiàn dài rén modern man / Homo sapiens 后生 後生 hòu shēng young generation / youth / young man syn 老公公 lǎo gōng gong old man / husband's father / father-in-law / court eunuch syn 文学家 文學家 wén xué jiā writer / man of letters / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 财主 財主 cái zhǔ rich man / moneybags syn 工时 工時 gōng shí man-hour 孤老 gū lǎo solitary old man or woman / regular patron (at brothels) syn 时不我待 時不我待 shí bù wǒ dài (idiom) time and tide wait for no man syn 阿爹 ā diē dad / father / (paternal) grandfather / old man syn 壮丁 壯丁 zhuàng dīng able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war) syn 病夫 bìng fū sick man syn 唯唯诺诺 唯唯諾諾 wěi wěi nuò nuò to be a yes-man syn 明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle syn 笑面虎 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions syn 