How to pronounce 男 in Cantonese (168 out of 175):

Previous Example Example 168 of 175 Next Example
上帝造人，就係要一男一女呀!
God created humans as one man and one woman!

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

上帝 soeng6 dai3
God
造 zou6
to make
to build
to manufacture
to invent
to fabricate
to go to
party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
crop
classifier for crops
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
男 naam4
male
Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位] M: 个gè [个]
man
son
女 neoi6
to marry off one's daughter
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

Learn Stroke Order

See how to write "男" with stroke-by-stroke animation

Learn
Previous Example Example 168 of 175 Next Example