斷袖

Chinese

		to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	sleeve
trad. (斷袖)		斷	袖
simp. (断袖)		断	袖
Literally: “cut sleeve”.

Etymology

From the story of Emperor Ai of Han with his official Dong Xian.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duànxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun⁶ zau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: duànxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannshiow
  - IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun⁶ zau⁶
  - Yale: dyuhn jauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn⁶ dzau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dün⁶ zeo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tyːn²² t͡sɐu̯²²/

Middle Chinese: /tuɑn^X|duɑn^X zɨu^H/▼

Rime
Character	斷	斷	袖
Reading #	1/3	2/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	端 (5)	定 (7)	邪 (17)
Final (韻)	桓 (62)	桓 (62)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	都管切	徒管切	似祐切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tuɑn^X/	/duɑn^X/	/zɨu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/tʷɑn^X/	/dʷɑn^X/	/ziu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/tuɑn^X/	/duɑn^X/	/ziəu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/twan^X/	/dwan^X/	/zuw^H/
Li Rong	/tuɑn^X/	/duɑn^X/	/ziu^H/
Wang Li	/tuɑn^X/	/duɑn^X/	/zĭəu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/tuɑn^X/	/dʱuɑn^X/	/zi̯ə̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	duǎn	duàn	xiù

Noun

斷袖

(figuratively) male homosexuality
(figuratively) male homosexual; gay

Derived terms

斷袖之契／断袖之契
斷袖之好／断袖之好
斷袖之寵／断袖之宠
斷袖之癖／断袖之癖 (duànxiùzhīpǐ)

斷袖分桃／断袖分桃
斷袖癖／断袖癖
斷袖餘桃／断袖余桃 (duànxiùyútáo)
餘桃斷袖／余桃断袖

See also

斷臂／断臂 (duànbì)

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