断袖之癖 [duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3]

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简体：断袖之癖 / 繁体：断袖之癖 / 拼音：duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3

中文

简体	断	袖	之	癖
繁体	斷	袖	之	癖
	duàn	xiù	zhī	pǐ

英文

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.

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