Chinese[edit]
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to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly
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sleeve
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trad. (斷袖)
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斷
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袖
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simp. (断袖)
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断
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袖
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Literally: “cut sleeve”.
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Etymology[edit]
From the story of Emperor Ai of Han with his official Dong Xian.
Pronunciation[edit]
Rime
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Character
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斷
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斷
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袖
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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端 (5)
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定 (7)
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邪 (17)
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Final (韻)
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桓 (62)
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桓 (62)
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尤 (136)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Open
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Division (等)
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I
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I
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III
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Fanqie
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都管切
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徒管切
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似祐切
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Baxter
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twanX
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dwanX
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zjuwH
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/tuɑnX/
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/duɑnX/
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/zɨuH/
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Pan Wuyun
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/tʷɑnX/
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/dʷɑnX/
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/ziuH/
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Shao Rongfen
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/tuɑnX/
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/duɑnX/
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/ziəuH/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/twanX/
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/dwanX/
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/zuwH/
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Li Rong
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/tuɑnX/
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/duɑnX/
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/ziuH/
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Wang Li
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/tuɑnX/
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/duɑnX/
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/zĭəuH/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/tuɑnX/
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/dʱuɑnX/
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/zi̯ə̯uH/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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duǎn
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duàn
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xiù
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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dyun2
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dyun6
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zau6
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斷袖
- (figurative) male homosexuality
- (figurative) male homosexual; gay
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
Derived terms[edit]
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