Glossary: D

d7, d7b, d7boys, dsb, d7 youth league (D7 少年团)

Definition: D7BOYS, a boy group under Star48

Notes: also known as Double Seven Boys, D 七少年团

dahao, tuba (大号)

Definition: main account, primary social media account

Notes: 大号 (dà hào) = tuba

daiwang, bag king, pocket king (袋王)

Definition: Pocket48 admin team

Notes: 袋王 (dài wáng) = pocket king

dalao, dl, boss, big guy (大佬), boss fan, big fan (大佬粉)

Definition: wealthy fans who spend large amounts of money on votes and gifts for idols

Notes: 大佬 (dàlǎo) = big guy, big boss, gangster

dan tui wang, single push king, dtw (单推王)

Definition: the highest-spending fan of an idol. an idol can only have one DTW at a time

Notes: 单推王 (dān tuī wáng) = single push king

danfan (但凡)

Definition: SNH48 friend group consisting of Liu Lifei, Shen Mengyao, Zhang Xin, and Zheng Danni

danmei (耽美), yaoi, boys love, bl

Definition: media focused on male homosexuality or intimate relationships between male characters

Notes: 耽美 (dānměi) = indulge in beauty. from the Japanese 耽美 (tanbi) = aesthetics, pursuit of beauty

danmu, barrage (彈幕)

Definition: a barrage of comments superimposed over a video (often seen on Bilibili)

Notes: from the Japanese 弾幕 (danmaku) = bullet curtain

danso, menswear (男装)

Definition: a woman cross-dressing as a man

Notes: from the Japanese 男装 (dansou) = woman disguised as a man

dantui, dt, single push, only push (单推), tan oshi

Definition: a fan who only supports one idol

Notes: 单推 (dān tuī) = single push

dark funds, dark accounts (暗账)

Definition: fundraising that is conduced privately and cannot be publicly tracked

Notes: 暗账 (àn zhàng) = dark accounts

dark horse

Definition: unpopular trainee who gains popularity towards the end

Notes: survival show

dark votes, secret votes (暗票)

Definition: votes that are casted privately and cannot be publicly tracked

Notes: 暗票 (àn piào) = dark votes

data (数据), doing data (做数据)

Definition: increasing an artist’s digital presence via statistics such as view counts, rankings, likes, and comments

Notes: 做数据 (zuò shùjù) = do data

dbl

Definition: go bankrupt, close down

Notes: 倒闭了 (dǎo bì le) = shut down

dbq

Definition: sorry

Notes: 对不起 (duì bù qǐ) = I am sorry

dd, up, top (顶), ding ding (顶顶), go up (上去)

Definition: bump (increasing another post’s online visibility by moving it to the top of a discussion feed)

Notes: 顶顶 (dǐng dǐng) = up up

dfxr

Definition: slut-shaming

Notes: 荡妇羞辱 (dàng fù xiū rù) = slut-shaming

diantai, radio stream, radio live (电台)

Definition: audio-only livestream

Notes: 电台 (diàntái) = radio station

dishao, low fever (低烧)

Definition: 低烧 (“Low Fever”), a GNZ48 song

Notes: 低烧 (dīshāo) = low fever

diss

Definition: insulting or speaking disrepectfully to someone

Notes: from “diss”

dk uniform (dk 制服), dk

Definition: Japanese high school boys’ school uniforms

doi

Definition: having sex

Notes: from “do” + 爱 (ài) = love. 爱 sounds like “i” in English, so do 爱 = “doing it” or “making love”

douban (豆瓣), db, green software

Definition: Douban (豆瓣)

Notes: 豆瓣 (dòu bàn) = Douban

double, pair (双)

Definition: bisexual

Notes: 双 (shuāng) = double

double arrow (双箭头)

Definition: two people having mutual crushes on or unrequited love for each other

Notes: 双箭头 (shuāng jiàntóu) = double-headed arrow

douyin (抖音, 抖 🎵), vibrato (抖音) dy

Definition: Douyin (抖音), the Chinese version of TikTok

Notes: 抖音 (dǒuyīn) = Douyin

draft (选秀), xianxiu (选秀)

Definition: survival show, talent show

Notes: 选秀 (xuǎnxiù) = draft

drainage (引流, 排水)

Definition: transfer point for money, traffic, or commerce

Notes: 引流 (yǐnliú), 排水 (páishuǐ) = drainage

dream girl (梦女), yumejoshi, yumejo

Definition: female fans who fantasize about being in a relationship with (usually male) characters or idols

Notes: from the Japanese 夢女子 (yume joshi) = dreaming girl

dsn

Definition: Disney, Disneyland

Notes: from 迪士尼 (díshìní) = Disney