粵

大daai6男naam4人jan4

daai6 naam4 jan4daai6 naam4 jan2dà nán rén

English

  1. very masculine guy
  2. a macho man; a dominant man [written and colloquial]
  3. a real man
  4. (used ironically) a grown man
  5. male chauvinist

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 大男人主義;喺一段愛情、婚姻之中,鍾意掌控一切嘅男人,認為女性伴侶嘅地位低下

Examples

  • 佢老公好大男人㗎,唔俾佢出嚟揾嘢做。

    Her husband is a male chauvinist. He doesn't allow her to find a job.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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