宅斗 (zháidòu): domestic-intrigue subgenre of w…

Meanings

1 domestic-intrigue subgenre of web fiction
2 'household scheming', a web-novel genre centered on rivalries among wives, concubines, and in-laws in a traditional-style extended family

Characters

宅

fight, struggle, scheme

Examples

她特别爱看宅斗小说。

Tā tèbié ài kàn zháidòu xiǎoshuō.

She especially loves reading domestic-intrigue novels.

宅斗的主角一般是大家族的庶女或妾室。

Zháidòu de zhǔjué yìbān shì dà jiāzú de shùnǚ huò qièshì.

The protagonist of a 'household scheming' novel is usually a concubine or an illegitimate daughter in a large family.

这部剧是典型的宅斗题材。

Zhè bù jù shì diǎnxíng de zháidòu tícái.

This drama is a classic example of the household-intrigue genre.

Tips

culture

Sister genre to 宫斗 (palace intrigue, like 甄嬛传). Where 宫斗 stages its backstabbing in the imperial harem, 宅斗 moves the same knives-in-smiles dynamics into a wealthy domestic compound (宅 = residence).

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Niche genre label used on Jinjiang Literature City and by readers of historical-romance web fiction. Often tagged as 女频 (female-oriented).