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Cut Dùan Story Sleeve 断袖  Xiù Short 断袖之癖

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断袖 
dùan xiù
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Short for 断袖之癖 dùan xìu zhī pǐ (dwun show jih pee), “the passion of the cut sleeve,” referring to a story about Ai, the emperor of Han (27-1 BC). The story goes that one day he had to get out of bed and, rather than wake his male lover who had fallen asleep on his sleeve, chose to cut off the sleeve of his robe. Thus any phrases involving a cut sleeve refer to homosexuality.

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