耽美
Chinese
| covet; enjoy | beautiful; beauty; America | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (耽美) |
耽 | 美 | |
| Literally: “to covet beauty”. | |||
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).
Pronunciation
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