Where does “bishie” come from?

bishie (English) comes from English bishonen, from Japanese 美少年, from Middle Chinese 美 — beautiful.

bishie (English): A bishonen character

Definitions

  1. A bishonen character

Ancestry of “bishie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbishonenAn Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc
2Japanese美少年pretty young boy, beautiful adolescent boy
3Middle Chinese美beautiful
Every word from Middle Chinese 美 →Every word from Japanese 美少年 →Every word from English bishonen →