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Lālā 拉拉 拉子 Lāzi  Commonly Word Lesbian Lāzi

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拉拉 lālā or 拉子 lāzi 
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The most commonly used word for “lesbian.” Lāzi is used in Taiwan and was coined (based on the sound of the English “lesbian” or “lez”) by a lesbian Taiwanese writer named 邱妙津 Qiu Miaojin (chyoe myow gene). When the term spread to the mainland it became lālā instead.

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