gay達

Chinese

		male homosexual
trad. (gay達)		gay	達
simp. (gay达)		gay	达

Etymology

From English gaydar. Partially sinicized as a blend of gay + 雷達／雷达 (léidá).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gèidá
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄟˋ ㄉㄚˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gèidá
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄟˋ ㄉㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gèidá
  - Wade–Giles: kei⁴-ta²
  - Yale: gèi-dá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geydar
  - Palladius: гэйда (gɛjda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keɪ̯⁵¹ tä³⁵/

Noun

gay達

gaydar
- 非常遺憾的是，在日前台大GAYCHAT社課中關於GAY達的測試中，所有被大家覺得從穿著一眼就看出是同志的人，幾乎都跌破眼鏡是社會上最主流的異性戀男子。 [MSC, trad.]
  非常遗憾的是，在日前台大GAYCHAT社课中关于GAY达的测试中，所有被大家觉得从穿著一眼就看出是同志的人，几乎都跌破眼镜是社会上最主流的异性恋男子。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2008, 與潘穎薇談GAY達, Liberty Times
  Fēicháng yíhàn de shì, zài rìqián Táidà GAYCHAT shèkè zhōng guānyú -gaydá de cèshì zhōng, suǒyǒu bèi dàjiā juéde cóng chuānzhuó yī yǎn jiù kànchū shì tóngzhì de rén, jīhū dōu dié pò yǎnjìng shì shèhuì shàng zuì zhǔliú de yìxìngliàn nánzǐ. [Pinyin]
  Regrettably and surprisingly, those considered by all to be unmistakably gay from their outfits in the gaydar test during the NTU Gaychat class turned out to be almost uniformly the straightest of all guys in the society.
- 至於有些網友說的「他看起來很直」……旁友，世界上沒有百分百可靠的gay達啊 [MSC, trad.]
  至于有些网友说的“他看起来很直”……旁友，世界上没有百分百可靠的gay达啊 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2016, 安利那个出柜了的苏鲁+好莱坞周董约翰-赵, 新浪娱乐
  zhìyú yǒu xiē wǎngyǒu shuō de “tā kàn qǐlái hěn zhí”...... pángyǒu, shìjiè shàng méiyǒu bǎifēnbǎi kěkào de gaydá a [Pinyin]
  To those netizens saying “he looks straight”... Look, buddy, there is no gaydar that is 100% reliable in this world
- 如果妳沒有「Gay達」的話，那只好偷偷觀察她的生活細節 [MSC, trad.]
  如果你没有“Gay达”的话，那只好偷偷观察她的生活细节 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2018, 如何辨認她的性向？趕快學會強化「Gay達」的三招秘訣！, LalaTai
  rúguǒ nǐ méiyǒu “gaydá” dehuà, nà zhǐhǎo tōutōu guānchá tā de shēnghuó xìjié [Pinyin]
  You can only secretly observe her daily activities if you don't have a “gaydar”
- 你的Gay達準不準？ [MSC, trad.]
  你的Gay达准不准？ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2018, , Apple Daily
  Nǐ de gaydá zhǔn bùzhǔn? [Pinyin]
  Is your gaydar accurate?