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Have you ever heard someone on the internet mention the term 'homebody' or read an article referring to 'homebody' but didn't know what it means? In today's article, TechHacks.com will explain to you what 'homebody' means.
1. Origin of the term 'homebody'
According to history, we have a neighbor who is both big and aggressive. During prolonged colonization, our Vietnamese culture has still been somewhat influenced by China.
Nowadays, the two countries stand independently and cooperatively, exchanging and developing their public arts and cultures together.
'Homebody' is a term that originates from the online community in China. In recent years, with the increasing development of the internet, global information connectivity is no longer a difficult issue.
China is a large country with a large population, so their community intelligence is also vast. Chinese online literature is very developed with forums and websites publishing hundreds to millions of stories of various genres. Romantic fiction, or love stories, from China, is one of the most popular literary genres both in their country and ours. Many young people consider it an essential spiritual food when they need entertainment.
The term 'homebody' that we often hear is also a linguistic term derived from this vast literary tradition. The younger generation has adopted it and integrated it into the Vietnamese language as a separate noun. It can be said that the term 'homebody' has now become a fairly common loanword in Vietnamese.
However, few people know that the term 'homebody' is actually very popular in China, but it originated from Japanese culture (オタ女), specifically from their manga world. However, here we will only explain the meaning according to the Chinese term to avoid confusion for our readers.
2. Meaning of the term 'homebody'
First, to understand what a homebody is, we need to trace the origin of this term. In Chinese, a homebody is written as: 宅女
It is a combination of two characters: 宅 and 女.
- Regarding the character 宅
This character consists of 6 strokes and is very common in Chinese. It translates to 'home' in Vietnamese Han script, meaning a place for living.
- Regarding the character 女
This character consists of 3 strokes and is also very common in Chinese. It translates to 'female' in Vietnamese Han script, meaning woman, female, feminine.
The combination of these two characters in Vietnamese Han script forms the complete term 'homebody', used to refer to girls who spend their days indoors, are lazy, and rarely engage in social activities. They are likened to snails that prefer to stay in their own homes and dislike or fear direct contact with people.
2. Typical characteristics of a 'homebody'
- Prefers staying at home.
- If forced to go out, will make a list to get 'out and about' all at once.
- Feels extremely safe when at home.
- Prefers being in the dark and has a certain level of fear of light.
- Enjoys hugging computers or phones to live a virtual life online.
- On the internet, is a skilled chatterbox, but in real life, stutters and hardly says a word.
Thank you all for reading the article explaining the meaning of 'homebody' by TechHacks.com. We hope this fun article has provided you with some information related to this term. Wishing you all a wonderful day!
