杰克苏

傑克蘇

jiékèsū

noun

Meanings

1 Jack Sue (male Mary Sue)
2 overly perfect male protagonist
3 self-insert male hero trope

Characters

outstanding (phonetic for 'Jack')

overcome (phonetic for 'k')

revive (phonetic for 'Sue')

Examples

这部剧的男主简直是杰克苏本苏。

Zhè bù jù de nánzhǔ jiǎnzhí shì jiékèsū běn sū.

The male lead of this drama is literally a walking Jack Sue.

杰克苏设定看多了会腻。

Jiékèsū shèdìng kàn duō le huì nì.

Watching too many Jack Sue setups gets old.

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Internet slang, usually mocking. Male counterpart to 玛丽苏 (Mary Sue). Both from Western fanfic criticism, 音译 (phonetic) + 'Sue' for the impossibly perfect self-insert trope. Common tag in web novel / drama critiques.

Stroke Order

杰 jié

克 kè

苏 sū