yaoi

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Chinese 姚 (yáo, surname) +‎ -i (genitive suffix). === Adjective === yaoi m or f or n (zoology) Named after someone with the surname Yao (Chinese 姚 (yáo)). ==== Derived terms ==== == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese やおい (yaoi), an acronym of 山(やま)無(な)し (yama nashi, “no climax”), 落(お)ち無(な)し (ochi nashi, “no point”), and 意味(いみ)無(な)し (imi nashi, “no meaning”), originally mocking those who criticised early yaoi works for being too focused on sex scenes instead of storylines. === Pronunciation === enPR: you′ē, yä′oi; IPA(key): /ˈjaʊ̯.i/, /ˈjɑ.ɔɪ̯/ Rhymes: -aʊi, -ɑɔɪ Hyphenation: yao‧i, ya‧oi === Noun === yaoi (countable and uncountable, plural yaoi or yaois) (especially Japanese fiction) A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men. (Japanese pornography) A form of hentai involving two or more men in a gay relationship. ==== Synonyms ==== BL shounen ai ==== Hyponyms ==== bara ==== Coordinate terms ==== GL shoujo ai yuri ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === danmei fujoshi === Anagrams === aiyo == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jaː.ɔi̯/ === Noun === yaoi m (uncountable, no diminutive) (Japanese fiction) yaoi == Japanese == === Romanization === yaoi Rōmaji transcription of やおい == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === yaoi m (countable and uncountable, plural yaois) (uncountable, Japanese fiction) yaoi (narrative genre) (countable, Japanese fiction) an issue of a yaoi work Amo ler meus yaois antes de dormir ― I love to read yaoi [works] before sleep. == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English yaoi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jaˈo.i/, [jɑˈo̞.ɪ] === Noun === yaoi (definite accusative yaoiyi, plural yaoiler) (Japanese fiction) yaoi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== yaoici