直男

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhínán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jynan
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ naam⁴
    • Yale: jihk nàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ naam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ nam⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² näːm²¹/

Noun

直男

1. (slang) heterosexual man; straight man

Derived terms

直男癌 (zhínán'ái)

鋼鐵直男／钢铁直男 (gāngtiě zhínán)