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断袖
duàn​xiù

male homosexuality

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断袖 斷袖 duàn​xiù
male homosexuality
(literary) alluding to male homosexuality; a reference to Emperor Ai of Han who cut off his sleeve to avoid waking his sleeping lover Dong Xian

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Synonym

  • 断袖之癖 duàn​xiù​zhī​pǐ