zhǎng nándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
eldest son
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Original source entry:

長男 长男 [zhang3 nan2] /eldest son/

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Other forms in these source records: 長男

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 男
    nán

    (bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

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