MALE  男男

GENDER of an ANIMAL or ANIMAL which HAS the ORGANS FOR ENGENDERING AND CAN NOT give BIRTH.
Antonym
  • FEMALEGENDER OF AN ANIMAL OR ANIMAL TYPICALLY ABLE to BIRTH:bear CHILDREN.
    Hypernym
    • GENDERFEATURE of being MALE OR FEMALE.
      • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to.
    See also
    • HUMANANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS.
      Hyponym
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The current general term is nán 男 (opp. nǚ 女 "female) or, more administratively and technically nán zǐ 男子 (opp. nǚ zǐ 女子 "female").

      2. Mǔ 牡 refers to the male of birds and beasts in purely biological terms.

      3. Xióng 雄 denotes maleness, but often connotes virility, strength and domination as well.

      4. Zhàng fū 丈夫 (opp. fù rén 婦人 "woman") is a current, probably colloquial, word for an adult male.

      5. Fū 夫 is a dignified term for an adult male.

      黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
      HUANG JINGUI 2006

      ANIMALS 2.

      雄，雄性動物通稱。

      牡，專稱雄性獸畜。

      特專稱雄性牛馬。羝，專稱雄羊。

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      男人

      男子

      男子漢

      男兒

      丁男

      丁壯

      漢子

      漢

      夫

      士

      士夫

      丈夫

      須眉

      男人家

      男兒輩

      男子漢大丈夫

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 3.12

      • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 3b

      • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 4

      • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 42/187

      • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.70

      • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 3A

        MANN

      Words

      丈夫  zhàng fū OC: daŋʔ pa MC: ɖi̯ɐŋ pi̯o 26 Attributions

      Zhàng fū 丈夫 (opp. fù rén 婦人 "woman") is a current, probably colloquial, word for an adult male.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 女子/WOMAN Nu# zǐ 女子 (ant. nán zǐ 男子 "male") can refer to a female child (as well as being an administrative way of referring to - preferably counted - females).

        Syntactic words
      • NPadNman-like; of a maleDS
      • NPadultadult male
      • NPadVlike a male, like a manCH
      雄  xióng OC: ɢʷɯŋ MC: ɦuŋ 24 Attributions

      Xióng 雄 denotes maleness, but often connotes virility, strength and domination as well.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 雌/FEMALE The current general word for a female of any species is cí 雌 (ant. xióng 雄 "male").
      • Ant: 雌/FEMALE The current general word for a female of any species is cí 雌 (ant. xióng 雄 "male").
      • Oppos: 雌/FEMALE The current general word for a female of any species is cí 雌 (ant. xióng 雄 "male").

        Syntactic words
      • na male
      • n(adN)metaphorical"male" type of the contextually determinate NDS
      • nabfeaturemaleness
      • nadNmale of an animal
      • vibe male
      男  nán OC: noom MC: nəm 9 Attributions

      The current general term is nán 男 (opp. nǚ 女"female) or, more administratively and technically nán zǐ 男子 (opp. nǚ zǐ 女子 "female").

        Word relations
      • Ant: 女/FEMALE Nu# 女 (ant. nán 男 "male") refers specifically to human females.

        Syntactic words
      • nadult male (suitable for military and other service); boy
      • n[adN]N=humanmale person> male
      • nabfeaturethe male principle; maleness
      • nadNn=objectintended for males
      • nnonreferentialmales
      漢  hàn OC: qhlaans MC: hɑn 8 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • npost-Han: adult male
      • nderogatoryderogatory expression for an adult male: fellow (rarely also referring to animals)
      男子  nán zǐ OC: noom sklɯʔ MC: nəm tsɨ 7 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPnonreferentialperson of male sex; often: adult male (suitable for military or civil service)
      夫  fū OC: pa MC: pi̯o 6 Attributions

      Fū 夫 is a dignified term for an adult male.

        Syntactic words
      • nadult male (of an age where he tends to be married)
      • nadNof the impressive male kind
      • npositiveimpressive person
      牡  mǔ OC: mooʔ MC: mu 6 Attributions

      Mǔ 牡 refers to the male of birds and beasts in purely biological terms.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 雌/FEMALE The current general word for a female of any species is cí 雌 (ant. xióng 雄 "male").
      • Oppos: 牝/FEMALE Pìn 牝 (ant. mǔ 牡 "male") refers to specifically to females of animals.

        Syntactic words
      • n[post-N]male living creatures; male of birds or beasts
      • nadNmale
      士  shì OC: dzrɯʔ MC: ɖʐɨ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nadult male of some status; person; freeman
      • nlover; fiancéLZ
      父  fù OC: baʔ MC: bi̯o 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • nadNmale
      雄牡  xióng mǔ OC: ɢʷɯŋ mooʔ MC: ɦuŋ mu 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • NPabfeaturemale principle
      男兒  nán ér OC: noom ŋje MC: nəm ȵiɛ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPnonreferentiala man worth his salt
      公  gōng OC: klooŋ MC: kuŋ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nadNlate: male 公牛，公雞
      陽  yáng OC: k-laŋ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nabmetaphysicalmale principle
      • nadNmale

      Existing SW for

      Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: