How to write 蛮

蛮 mán 【名】 1. 【本义】: A general term used in ancient China to refer to the southern ethnic groups. It was also used to broadly refer to various minority groups from all directions in ancient times. (En: A general term for southern ethnicities in ancient China) 2. 对奴婢的贱称 (En: A derogatory term for slaves) 蛮 mán 【形】 1. 粗野，没开化 (En: Fierce; reckless; rough) 蛮 mán 【副】 1. 〈方〉∶很，颇 (En: Quite; pretty; very) 蛮的具体意义: 1. 粗野，凶恶，不通情理：野蛮。蛮横。蛮不讲理。 (En: Rough, fierce, unreasonable: Savage. Overbearing. Unreasonably fierce.) 2. 愣，强悍：一味蛮干。 (En: Stubborn, strong-willed: Recklessly working hard.) 3. 中国古代称南方各族：蛮荒。 (En: Anciently, the term used to refer to southern ethnic groups: Barbarous.) 4. 方言，相当于“很”：蛮好。 (En: Dialect, equivalent to "very": Quite good.) 1. 同本义 ([En: Man nationalities]) 2. 对奴婢的贱称 ([En: Slaves]) 【引】 1. 《说文》：蛮，南蛮也。 (En: In the "Shuo Wen," it says: "Man refers to the southern barbarians.") 2. 《周礼·大司马》：蛮畿。 (En: "Zhou Li, Da Simar" mentions: Man territories.) 3. 《周礼·职方氏》：蛮服。又，四夷、八蛮、七闽、九貉、五戎、六狄之人民。 (En: "Zhou Li, Zhi Fang" mentions: Man clothing, and the people of the Four Barbarians...) 4. 《尔雅·释地》：九夷、八狄、七戎、六蛮谓之四海。 (En: "Erya" states: Nine Yi, Eight Di, and Six Man are referred to as the Four Seas.) 5. 《书·禹贡》：三百里蛮。 (En: "Shu, Yu Gong" states: Three hundred li of Man territory.) 6. 《诗·小雅·采芑》：蛮荆来威。 (En: "Poetry, Xiao Ya" mentions: The fierce Jing comes to threaten.) 7. 《国语·周语》：蛮夷要服。 (En: "Guoyu, Zhou Yu" states: Barbarians want to submit.) 8. 杜甫《闷》：瘴疠浮三蜀，风云暗百蛮。 (En: Du Fu's poem "Men": Marsh miasma hovers over the three Shus, the weather is gloomy over the hundred Barbarians.) 【例】 如:蛮声哈剌（南方叽哩呱拉的声音）；蛮人（指南方人）；蛮布（蛮人所织的布）；蛮风（指南方蛮地的风；蛮地的风情习俗，引申为粗野的风俗）；蛮烟（南方蛮地的瘴烟）。 (En: For example: The rough sounds of the south; Man people (southern people); Man cloth (cloth woven by southerners); Man wind (the wind from the southern barbarians, refers to the rough customs typical of the region); Man miasma (miasma from southern barbarian lands).) 如:蛮秫秫（对男子的贱称）；蛮童（南方的童仆）。 (En: For example: Man Zhi Zhi (a derogatory term for men); Man child (a servant from the south).) 1. 【例】 如:蛮法（不讲理的样子）；蛮话（横蛮的话）；蛮气（粗犷悍勇的风气）；蛮性子（脾气粗暴）；蛮不讲理（横蛮不讲道理）。 (En: For example: Rough law (unreasonable behavior); Rough words (overbearing words); Rough temperament (a harsh, brave character); Rough temper (a violent temperament); Unreasonably fierce (acting harsh without reasoning).) 1. 【例】 如:蛮好；蛮有意思；蛮有趣。 (En: For example: Quite good; Quite interesting; Very fun.)