裡番

Chinese

		inside; within; in	anime series
trad. (裡番/裏番)		裡/裏	番
simp. (里番)		里	番

Etymology

Pseudo-Japonism, perhaps inspired by words like 裏垢 and 二次裏. 番 (fān) is an affix derived from Japanese 番組. Note that Japanese 裏番組 is not sexual.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐfān

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐfān
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐfan
    • Wade–Giles: li³-fan¹
    • Yale: lǐ-fān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liifan
    • Palladius: лифань (lifanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ fän⁵⁵/

Noun

裡番

1. (informal) hentai anime; porn anime

Coordinate terms

• 表番, 肉番, 裏番／里番