耽美

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)).

耽美

1. love between men or boys, especially as a literary genre; boys' love (BL)

• 耽美狼
• 斷背／断背 (duànbèi)
• 拉拉 (lālā)
• 男同 (nántóng)
• 女同 (nǚtóng)
• 同志 (tóngzhì)
• 同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn)

• (Tokyo) たんび [táꜜǹbì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [tã̠mbʲi]

耽(たん)美(び) • (tanbi) ^{←たんび (tanbi)?}

1. An artistic approach that identifies beauty as the highest value, which is to be absorbed in the world.

• → Chinese: 耽美 (dānměi)