断袖
duàn xiù
Pinyin

Definition

断袖
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duàn xiù
  1. homosexual
  2. see 斷袖之癖|断袖之癖[duàn xiù zhī pǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

yī xiù
  1. 1 the sleeve of a garment
xiù
  1. 1 sleeve
  2. 2 to tuck inside one's sleeve
lǐng xiù
  1. 1 leader
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
duǎn xiù
  1. 1 short sleeves
  2. 2 short-sleeved shirt
xiù kǒu
  1. 1 cuff
xiù zi
  1. 1 sleeve
xiù zhēn
  1. 1 pocket-sized
  2. 2 pocket (book etc)
cháng xiù
  1. 1 long sleeves
  2. 2 long-sleeved shirt
tào xiù
  1. 1 sleeve cover
fú xiù ér qù
  1. 1 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
xiù tào
  1. 1 sleeve cover
  2. 2 outer sleeve
xiù shǒu páng guān
  1. 1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
xiù kòu
  1. 1 cuff link
xiù biāo
  1. 1 armband
  2. 2 sleeve badge
xiù zhāng
  1. 1 armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
xiù tǒng
  1. 1 sleeve
xiù guǎn
  1. 1 sleeve
cháng xiù shàn wǔ
  1. 1 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation

Idioms (6)

两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
拂袖而去
fú xiù ér qù
  1. 1 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
  1. 1 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.
清风两袖
qīng fēng liǎng xiù
  1. 1 honest and upright (idiom)
袖手旁观
xiù shǒu páng guān
  1. 1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
长袖善舞
cháng xiù shàn wǔ
  1. 1 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation

Sample Sentences

就是同性恋的意思。我们把男同性恋叫做“男同志”,把女同性恋叫做“女同志”,统称“同志”。当然,中文里还有其他表示同性恋的词,比如“玻璃”、“断背”、“断袖”等等,都是比较隐晦的说法。
jiùshì tóngxìngliàn de yìsi 。wǒmen bǎ nán tóngxìngliàn jiàozuò “nán tóngzhì ”,bǎ nǚ tóngxìngliàn jiàozuò “nǚ tóngzhì ”,tǒngchēng “tóngzhì ”。dāngrán ,Zhōngwén lǐ hái yǒu qítā biǎoshì tóngxìngliàn de cí ,bǐrú “bōli ”、“duànbèi ”、“duànxiù ”děngděng ,dōu shì bǐjiào yǐnhuì de shuōfa 。