爷们

爺們

yémen

noun #17,936

Meanings

1 menfolk
2 men (collective)
3 real man (colloquial)

Characters

grandfather; master

Examples

他们家的爷们儿都去打工了。

Tāmen jiā de yémenr dōu qù dǎgōng le.

All the menfolk of their family went out to work.

你是不是爷们？站出来！

Nǐ shì bú shì yémen? Zhàn chūlái!

Are you a real man or not? Step up!

Tips

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爷们/爷们儿 is very colloquial and Northern Chinese. When used to mean 'real man' it carries a macho, tough-guy connotation.

Stroke Order

爷 yé

们 men