性癖

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• 本性难移本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. +
• 灭绝人性滅絕人性 miè jué rén xìng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3 (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial +
• 修心养性修心養性 xiū xīn yǎng xìng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sau1 sam1 joeng5 sing3 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation +
• 熏陶成性 xūn táo chéng xìng ㄒㄩㄣ ㄊㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ fan1 tou4 sing4 sing3 (idiom) nurture makes second nature +
• 颐性养寿頤性養壽 yí xìng yǎng shòu ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˋ ji4 sing3 joeng5 sau6 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom) +

• 断袖之癖斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓ ㄆㄧˇ dyun6 zau6 zi1 pik1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|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. +