耽美 in Chinese

IPA: /tän⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tän⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: dānměi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄢㄇㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dānměi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], danměi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tan¹-mei³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dān-měi [Mandarin, Yale], danmeei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], даньмэй [Mandarin, Palladius], danʹmɛj [Mandarin, Palladius] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Originally coined in Japanese as a translation of “aestheticism” (equivalent Chinese term: 唯美主義), and was applied in the description of BL-themed comics since the 1970s which at the time were mostly aesthetic and romantic. The latter meaning was later reintroduced into Chinese (as wasei kango (和製漢語)). Etymology templates: {{bor|zh|ja|-}} Japanese, {{zh-l|*唯美主義}} 唯美主義, {{cat|zh|Wasei kango}}, {{wasei kango|nocap=1}} wasei kango (和製漢語) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 耽美

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  "literal_meaning": "to covet beauty",
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          "word": "耽美狼"
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          "roman": "duànbèi",
          "word": "斷背"
        },
        {
          "roman": "duànbèi",
          "word": "断背"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lālā",
          "word": "拉拉"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nántóng",
          "word": "男同"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nǚtóng",
          "word": "女同"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tóngzhì",
          "word": "同志"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tóngxìngliàn",
          "word": "同性戀"
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          "roman": "tóngxìngliàn",
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      "roman": "lālā",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/tän⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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  "word": "耽美"
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"耽美" meaning in Chinese

Noun