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男大

nán dàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(slang) male university student; male college student
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c309ae17710e1950. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

男大 男大 [nan2 da4] /(slang) male university student; male college student/

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Character information

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  • 男
    nán

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

  • 大
    dà

    big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

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