同性恋
同性恋
tóng xìng liàn
homosexuality; gay person; gay love
Traditional: 同性戀
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- homosexuality
- gay person
- gay love
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Related Words
断袖之癖(duàn xiù zhī pǐ)· lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
→男色(nán sè)· male homosexuality
→男风(nán fēng)· male homosexuality
→一个萝卜一个坑(yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng)· lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
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