大龄剩男

大齡剩男
dàlíngshèngnán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 older unmarried man
  2. 2 leftover man past typical marrying age

Examples

Tā yǐjīng sānshíbā le, bèi qīnqi chēngwéi dàlíngshèngnán.
He's already 38, and relatives call him a leftover man.
Dàlíngshèngnán zài xiāngqīn shìchǎng shàng qíshí yě hěn bèidòng.
Older single men are actually quite passive on the matchmaking market too.

Tips

culture
Parallel to (leftover woman), gets the 大龄 (older) prefix in rural-surplus-male discussions. Both terms are colloquial and can sting — context matters when using them.

Stroke Order

líng
shèng
nán