WHat does "Bishi" Mean?

[Noitartst]

I was wondering. It means something male, right?

[Glenn Shaw]

Noitartst wrote:
> I was wondering. It means something male, right?

Kinda. "Bishi" is short for "bishonen", which can be translated as
"pretty boy" -- a very beautiful young man.

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[The Eternal Lost Lurker]

"Noitartst" <noitartst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I was wondering. It means something male, right?

Wrong.

The fan-slang "bishie" is shorthand for "bishounen", which means "pretty
boy", which is normally applied to male characters who have an effeminate
quality. (Ex. Hotohori, Nuriko from FY)

There are three terms which are generally common in this fandom: bishounen,
biseinen ("pretty man"), and bishoujo ("pretty girl").

But bishie is almost exclusively fangirl slang for pretty-boy characters.


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[Glenn Shaw]

Noitartst wrote:
> I was wondering. It means something male, right?

Kinda. "Bishi" is short for "bishonen", which can be translated as
"pretty boy" -- a very beautiful young man.

--
Glenn Shaw
Indianapolis, IN USA
Sergeant-at-Arms, Indiana Animation Club (www.indyanime.org)
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[The Eternal Lost Lurker]

"Noitartst" <noitartst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e1ea0af.0406051455.772fda6@posting.google.com ...
> I was wondering. It means something male, right?

Wrong.

The fan-slang "bishie" is shorthand for "bishounen", which means "pretty
boy", which is normally applied to male characters who have an effeminate
quality. (Ex. Hotohori, Nuriko from FY)

There are three terms which are generally common in this fandom: bishounen,
biseinen ("pretty man"), and bishoujo ("pretty girl").

But bishie is almost exclusively fangirl slang for pretty-boy characters.


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[S.t.A.n.L.e.E]

On 5 Jun 2004, Noitartst wrote:

> I was wondering. It means something male, right?
>

Bishie: short for bishounen; pretty male.

Laters. =)

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On 5 Jun 2004, Noitartst wrote:

> I was wondering. It means something male, right?
>

Bishie: short for bishounen; pretty male.

Laters. =)

Stan
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[writing_frog]

Personally, I see it as code for "The author is an idiot."

But I'm probably alone in that.

[John C. Watson]

On 06/05/2004 19:37, in article
AOswc.2945$Df.534@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost Lurker"
<priapus@12footwang.org.asm> wrote:

>
> "Noitartst" <noitartst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e1ea0af.0406051455.772fda6@posting.google.com ...
>> I was wondering. It means something male, right?
>
> Wrong.
>
> The fan-slang "bishie" is shorthand for "bishounen", which means "pretty
> boy", which is normally applied to male characters who have an effeminate
> quality. (Ex. Hotohori, Nuriko from FY)
>
> There are three terms which are generally common in this fandom: bishounen,
> biseinen ("pretty man"), and bishoujo ("pretty girl").

"Bijin" (literally, "beautiful person) is also used in Japanese for a
beautiful woman, though technically it can mean someone of either gender.

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Ciao,
John

John C. Watson
World Otakunization Project, Happy Valley Division

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[John C. Watson]

On 06/05/2004 19:37, in article
AOswc.2945$Df.534@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost Lurker"
<priapus@12footwang.org.asm> wrote:

>
> "Noitartst" <noitartst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e1ea0af.0406051455.772fda6@posting.google.com ...
>> I was wondering. It means something male, right?
>
> Wrong.
>
> The fan-slang "bishie" is shorthand for "bishounen", which means "pretty
> boy", which is normally applied to male characters who have an effeminate
> quality. (Ex. Hotohori, Nuriko from FY)
>
> There are three terms which are generally common in this fandom: bishounen,
> biseinen ("pretty man"), and bishoujo ("pretty girl").

"Bijin" (literally, "beautiful person) is also used in Japanese for a
beautiful woman, though technically it can mean someone of either gender.

--
Ciao,
John

John C. Watson
World Otakunization Project, Happy Valley Division

<http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/quote.html>

[Toureiro]

Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce bisha -
means gay.

"The Eternal Lost Lurker" <priapus@12footwang.org.asm> schrieb im
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|
| "Noitartst" <noitartst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| news:e1ea0af.0406051455.772fda6@posting.google.com ...
| > I was wondering. It means something male, right?
|
| Wrong.
|
| The fan-slang "bishie" is shorthand for "bishounen", which means "pretty
| boy", which is normally applied to male characters who have an effeminate
| quality. (Ex. Hotohori, Nuriko from FY)
|
| There are three terms which are generally common in this fandom:
bishounen,
| biseinen ("pretty man"), and bishoujo ("pretty girl").
|
| But bishie is almost exclusively fangirl slang for pretty-boy characters.
|
|
| --
|
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[Toureiro]

Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce bisha -
means gay.

"The Eternal Lost Lurker" <priapus@12footwang.org.asm> schrieb im
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|
| "Noitartst" <noitartst@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| news:e1ea0af.0406051455.772fda6@posting.google.com ...
| > I was wondering. It means something male, right?
|
| Wrong.
|
| The fan-slang "bishie" is shorthand for "bishounen", which means "pretty
| boy", which is normally applied to male characters who have an effeminate
| quality. (Ex. Hotohori, Nuriko from FY)
|
| There are three terms which are generally common in this fandom:
bishounen,
| biseinen ("pretty man"), and bishoujo ("pretty girl").
|
| But bishie is almost exclusively fangirl slang for pretty-boy characters.
|
|
| --
|
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[The Eternal Lost Lurker]

"Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce bisha -
> means gay.

And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the same
language...*eyeroll*


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[The Eternal Lost Lurker]

"Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce bisha -
> means gay.

And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the same
language...*eyeroll*


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[John C. Watson]

On 06/17/2004 15:13, in article
X3mAc.1383$Qt4.417@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost Lurker"
<ruri@bakaba.ca> wrote:

>
> "Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce bisha -
>> means gay.
>
> And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the same
> language...*eyeroll*

The Japanese word "pan" ("bread") is from Portuguese...

<EG>

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Ciao,
John

John C. Watson
World Otakunization Project, Happy Valley Division

<http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/quote.html>

[John C. Watson]

On 06/17/2004 15:13, in article
X3mAc.1383$Qt4.417@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost Lurker"
<ruri@bakaba.ca> wrote:

>
> "Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce bisha -
>> means gay.
>
> And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the same
> language...*eyeroll*

The Japanese word "pan" ("bread") is from Portuguese...

<EG>

--
Ciao,
John

John C. Watson
World Otakunization Project, Happy Valley Division

<http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/quote.html>

[The Wanderer]

John C. Watson wrote:

> On 06/17/2004 15:13, in article
> X3mAc.1383$Qt4.417@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost
> Lurker" <ruri@bakaba.ca> wrote:
>
>> "Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
>> news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>
>>> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce
>>> bisha - means gay.
>>
>> And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the
>> same language...*eyeroll*
>
> The Japanese word "pan" ("bread") is from Portuguese...

Hmm. And here I thought it was from French.

I still marvel sometimes at all the linguistic interconnectedness out
there... it's not as high a priority as it once was, but etymology is
still one of my fascinations.

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side of it.

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[The Wanderer]

John C. Watson wrote:

> On 06/17/2004 15:13, in article
> X3mAc.1383$Qt4.417@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost
> Lurker" <ruri@bakaba.ca> wrote:
>
>> "Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
>> news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>
>>> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce
>>> bisha - means gay.
>>
>> And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the
>> same language...*eyeroll*
>
> The Japanese word "pan" ("bread") is from Portuguese...

Hmm. And here I thought it was from French.

I still marvel sometimes at all the linguistic interconnectedness out
there... it's not as high a priority as it once was, but etymology is
still one of my fascinations.

--
The Wanderer

Warning: Simply because I argue an issue does not mean I agree with any
side of it.

A government exists to serve its citizens, not to control them.

[Toureiro]

pan, arigatô (obrigado) and a couple of others. I think the guy didn´t
expect that :)
Well, the portuguese people were once mighty and spread their language and
culture around the world...

"John C. Watson" <jwatson8@comcast.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:BCF961EE.41411%jwatson8@comcast.net...
| On 06/17/2004 15:13, in article
| X3mAc.1383$Qt4.417@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost Lurker"
| <ruri@bakaba.ca> wrote:
|
| >
| > "Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
| > news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
| >> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce
bisha -
| >> means gay.
| >
| > And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the same
| > language...*eyeroll*
|
| The Japanese word "pan" ("bread") is from Portuguese...
|
| <EG>
|
| --
| Ciao,
| John
|
| John C. Watson
| World Otakunization Project, Happy Valley Division
|
| <http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/quote.html>
|

[Toureiro]

pan, arigatô (obrigado) and a couple of others. I think the guy didn´t
expect that :)
Well, the portuguese people were once mighty and spread their language and
culture around the world...

"John C. Watson" <jwatson8@comcast.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:BCF961EE.41411%jwatson8@comcast.net...
| On 06/17/2004 15:13, in article
| X3mAc.1383$Qt4.417@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost Lurker"
| <ruri@bakaba.ca> wrote:
|
| >
| > "Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
| > news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
| >> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce
bisha -
| >> means gay.
| >
| > And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the same
| > language...*eyeroll*
|
| The Japanese word "pan" ("bread") is from Portuguese...
|
| <EG>
|
| --
| Ciao,
| John
|
| John C. Watson
| World Otakunization Project, Happy Valley Division
|
| <http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/quote.html>
|

[John C. Watson]

On 06/19/2004 6:53, in article uNWdnd9KZ4WIhkndRVn-hw@comcast.com, "The
Wanderer" <inverseparadox@comcast.net> wrote:

> John C. Watson wrote:
>
>> On 06/17/2004 15:13, in article
>> X3mAc.1383$Qt4.417@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost
>> Lurker" <ruri@bakaba.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> "Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
>>> news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>>
>>>> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce
>>>> bisha - means gay.
>>>
>>> And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the
>>> same language...*eyeroll*
>>
>> The Japanese word "pan" ("bread") is from Portuguese...
>
> Hmm. And here I thought it was from French.

It's (I would hazard a guess) from the same Latin root. Also, the
Portuguese were the first Europeans to come in contact with the Japanese, in
1543 (IIRC).

--
Ciao,
John

John C. Watson
World Otakunization Project, Happy Valley Division

<http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil.shtml>

[John C. Watson]

On 06/19/2004 6:53, in article uNWdnd9KZ4WIhkndRVn-hw@comcast.com, "The
Wanderer" <inverseparadox@comcast.net> wrote:

> John C. Watson wrote:
>
>> On 06/17/2004 15:13, in article
>> X3mAc.1383$Qt4.417@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com, "The Eternal Lost
>> Lurker" <ruri@bakaba.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> "Toureiro" <eltoro31@excite.com> wrote in message
>>> news:2jcvbtFvgainU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>>
>>>> Make somewhat sense for me. Cos in Portuguese "bicha" - pronounce
>>>> bisha - means gay.
>>>
>>> And we ALL know that Japanese and Portugese are practically the
>>> same language...*eyeroll*
>>
>> The Japanese word "pan" ("bread") is from Portuguese...
>
> Hmm. And here I thought it was from French.

It's (I would hazard a guess) from the same Latin root. Also, the
Portuguese were the first Europeans to come in contact with the Japanese, in
1543 (IIRC).

--
Ciao,
John

John C. Watson
World Otakunization Project, Happy Valley Division

<http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil.shtml>