斷背
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See also: 断背
Chinese[edit]
to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly |
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder | ||
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trad. (斷背) | 斷 | 背 | |
simp. (断背) | 断 | 背 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of English brokeback; from the title of Taiwanese director Ang Lee's film Brokeback Mountain which featured a homosexual pair.
Since the movie's release, its Chinese name 斷背山 and this word 斷背 has constantly been also rendered as 斷臂山 and 斷臂/断臂 (duànbì) in the internet.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this due to the dialectal homophony of 背 and 臂? If so, in which dialects are they homophonic?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
斷背