男丁 (nán dīng) — adult male
Definition
Traditional/rural term for an adult male, especially one counted as a working laborer. It emphasizes the ability to perform heavy physical work, more culturally loaded than the plain 男人.
noun
adult male
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 男丁。Zhè ge jiā zú zhǐ yǒu sān gè nán dīng.This family only has three adult males.
- ，男丁。Zài gǔ dài, nán dīng xū yào chéng dān fán zhòng de tǐ lì láo dòng.In ancient times, adult males had to bear heavy physical labor.
- 男丁。Cūn lǐ de nán dīng dōu qù xiū lù le.All the adult males in the village went to repair the road.
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