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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhínán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄋㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhnán
  - Wade–Giles: chih²-nan²
  - Yale: jŕ-nán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrnan
  - Palladius: чжинань (čžinanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ naam⁴
  - Yale: jihk nàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ naam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ nam⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² naːm²¹/

Noun

直男

(neologism, slang) heterosexual man; straight man
(neologism, slang) man who fails to understand women

Derived terms

直男癌 (zhínán'ái)
鋼鐵直男／钢铁直男 (gāngtiě zhínán)

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