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| 断袖之癖 | duànxiùzhīpǐ | lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 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. |
| 断袖余桃 | duànxiùyútáo |
| 断袖分桃 | duànxiùfēntáo |
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| 分桃 | fēntáo | homosexual |
| 同性爱 | tóngxìngài | homosexual |
| 同性恋者 | tóngxìngliànzhě |
由于加拿大婚姻法的改变，所以很多美国同性恋者去了加拿大结婚。
Because of the change in Canadian marriage laws, many American homosexuals came to Canada to get married. Source: Tatoeba |
| 断背 | duànbèi | homosexual (a reference to Brokeback Mountain 断背山 Duànbèi Shān, a 2005 movie about a same-sex relationship) |
| 龙阳君 | lóngyángjūn | homosexual (positive term) |