Etymology

danmei

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Today it means: A genre of Chinese fiction depicting romantic relationships between male characters. Full definition →

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The story

From Mandarin 耽美 (dānměi, “indulging beauty”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.