Entry
斷袖之癖
Source
CC-CEDict 200217
Characters
斷 袖 之 癖
Miscellaneous
Traditional
斷袖之癖
Simplified
断袖之癖
Pinyin
duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3
English
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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