男男

Chinese

		male	male
simp. and trad. (男男)		男	男

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nánnán

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nánnán
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nánnán
  - Wade–Giles: nan²-nan²
  - Yale: nán-nán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nannan
  - Palladius: наньнань (nanʹnanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ nän³⁵/

Noun

男男

(informal) A relationship between two men, particularly in love.
- 相差51歲的異國男男“爺孫戀”攜手步入紅毯 [MSC, trad.]
  相差51岁的异国男男“爷孙恋”携手步入红毯 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2019 Feb 16, 李宗宪, 相差51岁的异国男男“爷孙恋”携手步入红毯
  xiàngchā 51 suì de yìguó nánnán “yé sūn liàn” xiéshǒu bùrùhóngtǎn [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(informal) boys' love; gay; yaoi.
- 在女性幻想的男男戀中主動方被視為「攻」、被動方則為「受」 [MSC, trad.]
  在女性幻想的男男恋中主动方被视为「攻」、被动方则为「受」 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 張萱, 男男戀浪漫指數不輸偶像劇 BL劇爆紅進化史
  zài nǚxìng huànxiǎng de nánnán liàn zhōng zhǔdòng fāng bèi shìwèi “gōng”, bèidòng fāng zé wèi “shòu” [Pinyin]
  In female's fantasy about boys' love, active one will be "seme"; while passive one will be "uke".

Coordinate terms

女女 (nǚnǚ)

Derived terms

男男性行為 / 男男性行为

See also

hehe (Hong Kong Cantonese)