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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

过度阳刚

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guòdù yánggāng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hypermasculinity/ˌhaɪ.pɚˌmæs.kjəˈlɪn.ə.t̬i/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种文化体现了一种极端的过度阳刚。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An exaggerated exhibition of physical strength, aggression, and other traditional stereotypical masculine behaviors.

    "Action movies from the 1980s often featured characters defined by unyielding hypermasculinity."
  2. 2

    A psychological construct involving the rigid conformity to behavioral norms associated with idealized male gender roles, often including the devaluation of femininity.

    "Sociological studies explore how peer pressure in adolescence can foster destructive forms of hypermasculinity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by combining the Greek prefix hyper- (meaning 'over', 'beyond', or 'excessive') with the noun masculinity, which derives from Latin masculinus ('male'). The term emerged in sociological and psychological literature during the latter half of the 20th century to describe an exaggerated adherence to conventional stereotypical masculine traits.

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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hypermasculinity" is said worldwide

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🇫🇷French → English

hypermasculinité

Transliteration: i.pɛʁ.mas.ky.li.ni.te

"Cette culture promeut une forme toxique d'hypermasculinité."

🇩🇪German → English

Hypermaskulinität

Transliteration: hy.pɐ.mas.ku.li.niˈtɛːt

"Hypermaskulinität wird oft mit Gewalt und emotionaler Kälte assoziiert."

🇮🇹Italian → English

ipermascolinità

Transliteration: i.per.ma.sku.li.niˈta

"L'ipermascolinità nei media influenza le percezioni dei giovani."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

hipermasculinidad

Transliteration: i.per.mas.ku.li.niˈdad

"La hipermasculinidad puede limitar la expresión emocional de los hombres."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

hipermasculinidade

Transliteration: i.peʁ.mas.ku.li.niˈda.dʒi

"O conceito de hipermasculinidade é estudado na sociologia moderna."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अतिमर्दानگی

Transliteration: atimardaniyat

Script: अतिमर्दानगी

"अतिमर्दानगी अक्सर आक्रामक व्यवहार को बढ़ावा देती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

过度阳刚

Transliteration: guòdù yánggāng

"这种文化体现了一种极端的过度阳刚。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

과도한 남성성

Transliteration: gwadohan namseongseong

"미디어는 종종 과도한 남성성을 미화합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

ハイパーマスキュリニティ

Transliteration: haipā masukuriniti

"メディアにおけるハイパーマスキュリニティの表現が議論されている。"

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