断袖

Traditional: 斷袖

duàn xiù

Dictionary entry

homosexual

What does 断袖 mean?

断袖 (duàn xiù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1homosexual

2see 斷袖之癖|断袖之癖[duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3]

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断duànto break · to snap 袖xiùsleeve · to tuck inside one's sleeve

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断袖

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