斷袖
Chinese
editto break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly |
sleeve | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (斷袖) | 斷 | 袖 | |
simp. (断袖) | 断 | 袖 | |
Literally: “cut sleeve”. |
Etymology
editFrom the story of Emperor Ai of Han with his official Dong Xian.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duànsiòu
- Wade–Giles: tuan4-hsiu4
- Yale: dwàn-syòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannshiow
- Palladius: дуаньсю (duanʹsju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dyun6 zau6
- Yale: dyuhn jauh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dyn6 dzau6
- Guangdong Romanization: dün6 zeo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tyːn²² t͡sɐu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: twanX|dwanX zjuwH
Noun
edit斷袖
Synonyms
edit- (male homosexual) 男同性戀/男同性恋 (nántóngxìngliàn), 男同 (nántóng); (figurative) 斷袖/断袖 (duànxiù); (Wu) 後蓋/后盖