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男女老少
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男女老少 — “All people, including men and women, old and young”

男女老少 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “all people, including men and women, old and young”. Everyone regardless of age or gender. Literally, “men and women, old and young”.

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男女老少 Pronunciation and Pinyin

男女老少 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
男
nán7male person
女
nǚ3woman, female, daughter
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
少
shào4few, little, or lack

Example Sentence with 男女老少

节日庆典上,男女老少都欢聚一堂,共同欣赏精彩的表演。
During the festival celebration, men and women, old and young, gathered together to enjoy the wonderful performances.

Idioms Related to 男女老少

Synonyms of 男女老少

  • nán男nǚ女lǎo老yòu幼all people, regardless of gender or age

More idioms starting with 男

  • nán男bù不yǔ与nǚ女dòu斗A man does not contend with a woman
  • nán男bù不yǔ与fù妇dí敌A man should not contend with a woman
  • nán男bù不duì对nǚ女dí敌A man should not contend with a woman
  • nán男chàng倡nǚ女suí随husband leads, wife follows
  • nán男ér儿liǎng两xī膝yǒu有huáng黄jīn金A man of integrity does not easily yield
  • nán男ér儿yǒu有lèi泪bù不qīng轻tán弹A true man does not easily shed tears
  • nán男ér儿xī膝xià下yǒu有huáng黄jīn金A man's knees are worth gold
  • nán男chàng唱nǚ女suí随harmonious marital support
  • nán男dà大dāng当qǔ娶A man should marry when grown
  • nán男dà大dāng当qǔ娶,,nǚ女dà大dāng当pìn聘men and women marry when adult
  • nán男dà大dāng当hūn婚A man should marry when he comes of age
  • nán男dà大dāng当hūn婚,,nǚ女dà大xū须jià嫁men and women marry when adult

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Questions about 男女老少

What does 男女老少 mean?

男女老少 (nán nǚ lǎo shào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “all people, including men and women, old and young”.

How do you pronounce 男女老少?

男女老少 is pronounced nán nǚ lǎo shào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 男女老少 literally mean?

Literally, 男女老少 means “men and women, old and young”. It is used to mean “all people, including men and women, old and young”.

What is the Chinese definition of 男女老少?

泛指所有的人。

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