善男

Chinese

		good	male
trad. (善男)		善	男
simp. #(善男)		善	男

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siān-lâm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànnán
    • Wade–Giles: shan⁴-nan²
    • Yale: shàn-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannnan
    • Palladius: шаньнань (šanʹnanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ nän³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-lâm
    • Tâi-lô: siān-lâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siexnlaam
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ lam²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁴¹⁻²² lam²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ lam¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn³³⁻¹¹ lam²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn³³⁻²¹ lam²³/

Noun

善男

1. (Buddhism) a pious man

Derived terms

• 善男信女 (shànnán xìnnǚ)

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
善	男
よし Grade: 6	お Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞ɕio̞]

Proper noun

善(よし)男(お) • (Yoshio) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
善	男
ぜん Grade: 6	なん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞nːã̠ɴ]

Noun

善(ぜん)男(なん) • (zennan) 

1. (Buddhism) a pious man

Korean

Hanja in this term
善	男

Noun

善男 • (seonnam) (hangeul 선남)

1. Hanja form^? of 선남 (“(Buddhism) a pious man”).