直男
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Chinese[edit]
straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright |
male | ||
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simp. and trad. (直男) |
直 | 男 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of English straight man.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhnán
- Wade–Giles: chih2-nan2
- Yale: jŕ-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrnan
- Palladius: чжинань (čžinanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zik6 naam4
- Yale: jihk nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzik9 naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: jig6 nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪk̚² naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
直男
- (neologism, slang) heterosexual man; straight man
- (neologism, slang) man who fails to understand women