宅男

zhái nán

Dictionary entry

a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")

What does 宅男 mean?

宅男 (zhái nán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")

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宅zháiresidence · (coll.) to stay in at home 男nán(bound form) male · baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

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宅男

zhái nán

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