直男

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	male
simp. and trad. (直男)		直	男

Etymology

Calque of English straight man.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhínán

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ naam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhínán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄋㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrnan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ na̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ naam⁴
  - Yale: jihk nàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ naam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ nam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² nɑːm²¹/

Noun

直男

(slang) heterosexual man; straight man

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