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御宅族

御宅族

Chinese

		defend; imperial; to drive	residence	race; nationality; ethnicity race; nationality; ethnicity; clan
simp. and trad. (御宅族)		御	宅	族

Noun

御宅族

otaku

Synonyms

宅男 (zháinán)
宅女 (zháinǚ)

Etymology

宅 (zhái), from Japanese お宅 ‎(otaku) + 族 (zú, “clan”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yùzháizú

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄓㄞˊ ㄗㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ zaak^6-2 zuk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùzháizú
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄓㄞˊ ㄗㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwjairtzwu
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ t͡su³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁶ zaak^6-2 zuk⁶
  - Yale: yuh jáak juhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ dzaak^9-2 dzuk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²² t͡sɑːk̚²⁻³⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/