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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(China) A man who has for an extended amount of time been unable to find a romantic, interpersonal or physically intimate relationship..
The marriage candidates on offer in the parks, she discovered, were often a mismatch of shengnu ("leftover women") and shengnan ("leftover men"), two groups from opposite ends of the social scale.
These men have their own unflattering nickname — shengnan, or "leftover men."
Use shengnan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shengnan means (China) A man who has for an extended amount of time been unable to find a romantic, interpersonal or physically intimate relationship..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The marriage candidates on offer in the parks, she discovered, were often a mismatch of shengnu ("leftover women") and shengnan ("leftover men"), two groups from opposite ends of the social scale.
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