. In English, yaoi is commonly pronounced /ˈjaʊiː/ YOW-ee or /ˈjeɪɔɪ/ YEAH-oy . </a> Etymology The English letters form an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym" title="Acronym">acronym of the Japanese phrase 「ヤマなし、オチなし、意味なし」 ( ya ma nashi, o chi nashi, i mi nashi ), often translated into English as, "no climax , no resolution, no meaning,"