腐女子
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Chinese
| decay; rotten | woman; female; daughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (腐女子) | 腐 | 女子 | |
| simp. #(腐女子) | 腐 | 女子 | |
Etymology
Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 腐女子 (fujoshi).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fǔnyǔzǐh
- Wade–Giles: fu3-nü3-tzŭ3
- Yale: fǔ-nyǔ-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuuneutzyy
- Palladius: фунюйцзы (funjujczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
腐女子
Synonyms
- 腐女 (fǔnǚ)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 腐 | 女 | 子 |
| ふ Grade: S |
じょ Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
腐 (fu, “rotten”) + 女子 (joshi, “woman”), a pun on homophonous 婦女子 (fujoshi, “women”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (slang) A girl/woman who likes homosexual male relationships, a female who enjoys observing relations between gay men/boys. A female shipper.
- (slang) A female who enjoys yaoi.
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) A female who is a fan of manga and/or anime.
Coordinate terms
- 腐男子 (fudanshi)
Descendants
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 腐 | 女 | 子 |