斷袖之癖

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Chinese

's; him/her/it; this habit; hobby
trad. (斷袖之癖) 斷袖
simp. (断袖之癖) 断袖
Literally: “the passion of the cut sleeve”.

Etymology

See 斷袖断袖 (duànxiù).

Pronunciation


Idiom

斷袖之癖

  1. (figurative) male homosexuality