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mán
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English Definitionbarbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless
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Pinyinmán
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄇㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)maan4
Part of Speech(副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
蛮横mánhèngrude and unreasonable
蛮子mánzibarbarian; slave servant; (old) contemptuous term for people from southern China (used by northern Chinese people)
蛮荒mánhuāngsavage; wild; uncivilized territory
蛮干mángànto act rashly; to act precipitously regardless of the consequences; reckless; foolhardy; daredevil
蛮夷mányícommon term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory; barbarian
Words With Same Tail Word    
野蛮yěmánbarbarous; uncivilized
刁蛮diāománcrafty and unruly
横蛮hèngmánsee 蛮横
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