Timeline for What does 男前 mean when used to describe a woman?
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| Jul 26, 2011 at 16:35 | comment | added | 千里ちゃん | It means like: 'so beautiful and graceful, like a perfect man'. | |
| Jul 26, 2011 at 16:22 | comment | added | Amanda S | Ah, I see what you mean. Wow, 男前 can mean a lot of different things! | |
| Jul 26, 2011 at 16:05 | comment | added | 千里ちゃん | It's like a man says: "Why are you so strong? I'm the man. Let me do it!" It makes a woman feel happy. | |
| Jul 26, 2011 at 16:04 | comment | added | 千里ちゃん | Well, if you mean that Tedzuka, a man, is taking Satoshi's calls so that a woman won't be endangered by any info she obtains from Satoshi, then perhaps they used that word to call her strong. Japanese women appreciate being called 男前の女 because it means they can do everything a man can do and more, kind of. They are taught to do everything (work, clean, cook, etc.), even when it's beyond their means, and they are only supposed to stop when someone insists on doing their work for them. Though it could also be seen as an insult, more dutiful women are usually called that as a compliment. | |
| Jul 26, 2011 at 15:45 | comment | added | Amanda S | If it helps, this is how I translated the sentence I posted: "Maybe, if Tedzuka was willing to put up with Satoshi's capricious phone calls, he could lighten that cheeky, [handsome] woman's burden just a little." | |
| Jul 26, 2011 at 15:45 | comment | added | Amanda S | Thank you for your help! Looking at the book, I don't think the surrounding sentences are going to help much--they're very plot-heavy. But I've put most of the page into Pastebin here. Basically what's happening is that 手塚 has a brother, 慧, who keeps calling him even though they had a falling-out a long time ago. 手塚 doesn't want to take his calls, but 慧 is in charge of an organization, the 『未来企画』, that Tedzuka and the woman he's thinking about are trying to get information on. 手塚 decides to start taking 慧's calls so she won't endanger herself for the info. | |
| Jul 26, 2011 at 14:00 | history | answered | 千里ちゃん | CC BY-SA 3.0 |