断袖
断袖斷袖 duàn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun6 zau6
- homosexual
- see 断袖之癖 (斷袖之癖) duàn xiù zhī pǐ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓ ㄆㄧˇ
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More words with these characters
断
- 不断不斷 bù duàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ bat1 tyun5 unceasing
- 中断中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 切断切斷 qiē duàn ㄑㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˋ cit3 dyun6 to cut off; to sever
- 判断判斷 pàn duàn ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ pun3 dyun6 to judge; to determine; judgment
- 垄断壟斷 lǒng duàn ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ lung5 dyun6 to monopolize
- 打断打斷 dǎ duàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ daa2 tyun5 to interrupt
袖
- 袖珍 xiù zhēn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄣ zau6 zan1 pocket-sized
- 领袖領袖 lǐng xiù ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ling5 zau6 leader
- 袖手旁观袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
- 套袖 tào xiù ㄊㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ tou3 zau6 sleeve cover
- 攘袖 rǎng xiù ㄖㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ joeng4 zau6 to roll up the sleeves
- 水袖 shuǐ xiù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ seoi2 zau6 flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
Idioms with these characters
- 残垣断壁殘垣斷壁 cán yuán duàn bì ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ caan4 wun4 dyun6 bik1 lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 当断不断當斷不斷 dāng duàn bù duàn ㄉㄤ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 tyun5 bat1 tyun5 (idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
- 当机立断當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
- 断壁残垣斷壁殘垣 duàn bì cán yuán ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 断壁颓垣斷壁頹垣 duàn bì tuí yuán ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄢˊ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 长袖善舞長袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄨˇ coeng4 zau6 sin6 mou5 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
- 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.
- 拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩˋ fat1 zau6 ji4 heoi3 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
- 两袖清风兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 清风两袖清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ cing1 fung1 loeng5 zau6 honest and upright (idiom)