hủ nam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 腐 (“rotten”) and 男 (“male”), from Japanese 腐男子 (fudanshi, hủ nam tử).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hu˧˩ naːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊw˧˨ naːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hʊw˨˩˦ naːm˧˧]

Noun

hủ nam

1. a fudanshi

See also

• hủ nữ