nán 男 nǚ 女 lǎo 老 shào 少

男女老少 nán nǚ lǎo shào

men and women, old and young; everyone

Literally: men women old young

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story.

How to use it

Noun phrase as subject; neutral. Often 男女老少都喜欢.

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这个节目男女老少都喜欢看。

Zhège jiémù nán nǚ lǎo shào dōu xǐhuan kàn.

Everyone, young and old, likes watching this programme.

this programme men women old young all like watch
春节的时候，村里男女老少都出来看表演。

Chūnjié de shíhou, cūn lǐ nán nǚ lǎo shào dōu chūlái kàn biǎoyǎn.

At Spring Festival, everyone in the village, young and old, comes out to watch the performances.

Spring-Festival (particle) time, village inside men women old young all come-out watch performance

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