"Homosexuality" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 同性恋 | tóng xìng liàn | homosexuality / gay person / gay love |  |
| 男色 | nán sè | male homosexuality | |
| 男风 | nán fēng | male homosexuality / buggery | |
| 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. | |
