danmei

See also: dānměi

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 耽美 (dānměi, “indulging beauty”).

Noun

danmei (uncountable)

  1. (fiction) A genre of Chinese fiction depicting romantic relationships between male characters.
    Coordinate term: baihe
    • 2021, Liang Ge, “Problematizing heteronormativity: Performativity, resignification and A/B/O fiction in Chinese danmei literature”, in East Asian Journal of Popular Culture, volume 7, number 2, →DOI, page 242:
      Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, danmei has also been influenced by Euro-American slash fictions. During this time, an extensive range of danmei works in various forms, including original fictions, fan fictions, manga, animations, audio series and TV dramas, has been created, consumed and circulated on the internet.
    • 2025 January 12, Chelsea Steele, Mayra Garcia, Jahanvi Shah, & Maria Remizova, “30 Must-Read Boys' Love Manhua For BL Fans”, in CBR‎[1], archived from the original on 14 January 2025:
      Breaking Through the Clouds is a police series as well as a danmei manhua, so it's a great option for anyone who wants a romantic story with an uncommon duo and the thrilling quality of a procedural series like Criminal Minds or CSI.

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