斷背
Mandarin: duan4 bei4
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Definitions
  1. 1 [derog.] homosexuality, from the movie title 「斷背山(Brokeback Mountain)」. An alternate title for the movie in China is also 斷臂山. 斷臂 (Broken arm) probably derived from 斷袖 (Breaking Sleeve), the old Chinese term for homosexuality coined by Han Emperor Ai 哀.
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