The Name Gay in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.
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ゲイ is the name Gay in Japanese Katakana.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Gay Pride
同性戀自豪感 or “Gay Pride” is a new idea in China. It's so new, that we may have just started the movement by translating this phrase.
If they ever do start having gay pride parades in China, my best guess is that these 6 characters will constitute the term they use to title the parade/movement.
Who knows, maybe in 10 years they will have a pride parade march straight past Tian'anmen Square on Chang An Street (the main drag in Beijing).
Homosexual / Gay
A great way to tell your Chinese friends about your lifestyle while keeping your Anglo friends in the dark.
Kind of a huge bold sign to say “I'm Gay” without anybody knowing.
同性戀 literally means “same-sex feeling” or “same-sex affection” in Chinese.
Homosexual / Gay
同性愛 is a great way to tell your Japanese friends about your lifestyle while keeping your Anglo friends in the dark.
Kind of a huge bold sign to say “I'm Gay” without anybody knowing.
These Kanji characters literally mean “same-sex love.” This phrase would also be understood in Chinese but this combination would act to really emphasize the “love” component to a native Chinese person.
Homosexual Male / Gay Male
You need the male character in front of the word for homosexual in Chinese to create this word.
It's a much nicer way to say “Gay Male” than English words like Fag, Fairy, Sissy, Puff, Poof, Poofster, Swish, or Pansy. Although I suppose it could be used as a substitute for Nancy Boy, Queer, or Queen (for which, last time I checked, my gay friends said were OK in the right context).
For those of you who think China is a restrictive society - there are at least two gay discos in Beijing, the capital of China. It's at least somewhat socially acceptable to be a gay male in China. However, lesbians seem to be shunned a bit.
I think the Chinese government has realized that the 60% male population means not everybody is going to find a wife (every gay male couple that exists means two more women in the population are available for the straight guys), and the fact that it is biologically impossible for men to give birth, may be seen as helping to decrease the over-population in China.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Gay | ゲイ | gei | ||
| Gay Pride | 同性戀自豪感 同性恋自豪感 | tóng xìng liàn zì háo gǎn tong2 xing4 lian4 zi4 hao2 gan3 tong xing lian zi hao gan tongxinglianzihaogan | t`ung hsing lien tzu hao kan tunghsinglientzuhaokan tung hsing lien tzu hao kan |
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| Homosexual Gay | 同性戀 同性恋 | tóng xìng liàn tong2 xing4 lian4 tong xing lian tongxinglian | t`ung hsing lien tunghsinglien tung hsing lien |
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| Homosexual Gay | 同性愛 同性爱 | douseiai / doseiai | tóng xìng ài tong2 xing4 ai4 tong xing ai tongxingai | t`ung hsing ai tunghsingai tung hsing ai |
| Homosexual Male Gay Male | 男同性戀 男同性恋 | nán tóng xìng liàn nan2 tong2 xing4 lian4 nan tong xing lian nantongxinglian | nan t`ung hsing lien nantunghsinglien nan tung hsing lien |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
