男旦 nándàn male actor in female role Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 男 nán nounadjective male (bound form) male; man; boy; masculine; opposite of 女 nǚ旦 dàn female role the female role in Chinese opera, including types like 老旦 lǎodàn and 花旦 huādàn