translate 你是不是男人

[Kenny同志]

Here’s the context:

A girl went into a restroom; when she got out, she was cornered by three gangsters and forced to give them her money; seeing her male friend who was about ten meters away petrified like a log, she followed. But she couldn’t suppress her anger with his behavior; right after the gangsters went off, she shouted to him, “你是不是男人”?

I’d like to know, in such a context, what people would usually say to express the same anger.

谢谢同志们！

[skylee]

Consider "And you call yourself a man?'

[SiMaKe]

"I thought you were a man!" (in a sarcastic tone).

But I think skylee's is spot on (and better).

[Kenny同志]

多谢二位赐教。

[anonymoose]

skylee's is good.

You could also say:

What kind of a man are you?

Are you a man or a mouse?

Or if it doesn't necessarily have to be a question, then you could also say:

You big girl!

Grow a set!

You big wuss!

Or for extra effect, you could even combine them:

Call yourself a man? Grow a set, you big wuss!

[semantic nuance]

Kind of offensive, but does 'have you got the balls?" mean the same thing as 'Get a set."?

[anonymoose]

does 'have you got the balls?" mean the same thing as 'Get a set."?

Yes and no. They both refer to the same thing, but the former sounds incomplete in isolation. I don't think it would be suitable as a comment in the original situation that kenny asked about. To me, it sounds more like a dare. The latter is more of a comment and would fit the situation that kenny described.

[doraemon]

You can also just simply say "Man up!"

[Kenny同志]

谢谢同志们。

[jbradfor]

In my mind, most of the above would be said more teasingly or insultingly, not in anger. In this case, I would expect her to be extremely angry (and scared), and so the only thing she would say is along the lines of "What the $%(*# is wrong with you? Are you a man?"

[Kenny同志]

I initially used "frustration", but it was replaced by "anger" which I thought was more precise after a second thought.

Thank you very much for sharing your view with us.

[tooironic]

In Australia you might hear: "Gutless wonder!"

[Kenny同志]

Very interesting, thank you tooironic.