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男同

男同

Chinese

		male	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with
simp. and trad. (男同)		男	同

Noun

男同

gay man

Synonyms

男同性戀／男同性恋 (nántóngxìngliàn)
男同志 (nántóngzhì)

See also

耽美 (dānměi)
斷背／断背 (duànbèi)
拉拉 (lālā)
女同 (nǚtóng)
同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn)

Etymology

Shortening of 男同性戀／男同性恋 (nántóngxìngliàn) or 男同志 (nántóngzhì).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nántóng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ tung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nántóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nantongr
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ tung⁴
  - Yale: nàahm tùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ tung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːm²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/