木毛

Chinese

		n/a	n/a
simp. and trad. (木毛)		木	毛

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ホモ (homo), itself a shortening of ホモセクシャル (homosekusharu, “homosexual”), from English homosexual. Compare 術力口／术力口 (Shùlìkǒu), which is also derived from Japanese katakana.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mùmáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mùmáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mùmáo
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴-mao²
    • Yale: mù-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhmau
    • Palladius: мумао (mumao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Adjective

木毛 (Internet slang, humorous)

1. gay

Noun

木毛 (Internet slang, humorous)

1. male homosexuality
2. a gay, especially a male homosexual