"bishonen" meaning in All languages combined

See bishonen on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 美少年 (bishōnen びしょうねん), from Middle Chinese 美 (mˠiɪ^X, “beautiful”) + 少年 (ɕiᴇuᴴ nen, “teenaged boy”) (compare Mandarin 少年 (shàonián)). Etymology templates: {{upright|びしょうねん}} びしょうねん, {{bor|en|ja|美少年|tr=bishōnen びしょうねん}} Japanese 美少年 (bishōnen びしょうねん), {{der|en|ltc|美||beautiful}} Middle Chinese 美 (mˠiɪ^X, “beautiful”), {{cog|cmn|少年|tr=shàonián}} Mandarin 少年 (shàonián) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bishonen (uncountable)
  1. An Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Stock characters Synonyms: bishounen Derived forms: bishie Related terms: girlyman
    Sense id: en-bishonen-en-noun-iqPv0ciz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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