耽美 in Chinese

IPA: /tän⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /tän⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: dānměi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄢㄇㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dānměi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄉㄢㄇㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], danměi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tan¹-mei³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], dān-měi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], danmeei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], даньмэй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], danʹmɛj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] [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, {{wasei kango|nocap=1}} wasei kango (和製漢語) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 耽美

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          "roman": "tóngxìngliàn",
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      "ipa": "/tän⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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"耽美" meaning in Chinese

Noun