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Queer in Chinese / Japanese...

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Homosexual Male / Gay Male

 nán tóng xìng liàn
Homosexual Male / Gay Male Scroll

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.

Homosexual / Gay

 tóng xìng liàn
Homosexual / Gay Scroll

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

 tóng xìng ài
 douseiai
Homosexual / Gay Scroll

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.

 tóng xìng liàn zì háo gǎn
Gay Pride Scroll

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).


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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biàn
    bian4
pien
 hen
    へん
Japanese variant of 變|变[bian4]
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy; (2) unexpected; (3) change; (4) incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; (prefix noun) (5) (music) flat

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zuǒ
    zuo3
tso
 hidari
    ひだり
left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 右・1) left; left-hand side; (2) left hand; (3) the left (wing); leftist; (4) fondness for alcohol; drinker; (surname, female given name) Hidari
The left hand.


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biàn
    bian4
pien
 hen
    へん
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) (1) strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy; (2) unexpected; (3) change; (4) incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; (prefix noun) (5) (music) flat
To change, alter, transmute, transform.

不對


不对

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bù duì
    bu4 dui4
pu tui
incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer

奇人

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qí rén
    qi2 ren2
ch`i jen
    chi jen
 kijin
    きじん
an eccentric; odd person; person of extraordinary talent
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

奇妙

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qí miào
    qi2 miao4
ch`i miao
    chi miao
 kimyou / kimyo
    きみょう
wonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange
(noun or adjectival noun) strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
Beautiful, or wonderful beyond compare.

奇特

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qí tè
    qi2 te4
ch`i t`e
    chi te
 kitoku; kidoku
    きとく; きどく
peculiar; unusual; queer
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; (adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) (non-standard usage) strange (person); weird; odd
Wonderful, rare, special, the three incomparable kinds of 神通奇特 power to convert all beings, 慧心奇特 Buddha-wisdom, and 攝受奇特Buddha-power to attract and save all beings.

奇異


奇异

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qí yì
    qi2 yi4
ch`i i
    chi i
 kii / ki
    きい
fantastic; bizarre; odd; exotic; astonished
(adj-na,adj-no,n) odd; strange; queer; peculiar
Extraordinary, uncommon, rare.

奇詭


奇诡

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qí guǐ
    qi2 gui3
ch`i kuei
    chi kuei
strange; queer; intriguing

寶貝


宝贝

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bǎo bèi
    bao3 bei4
pao pei
treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character

怪樣


怪样

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guài yàng
    guai4 yang4
kuai yang
odd expression; funny looks; queer face; to grimace; to give sb funny looks; to pull faces

珍妙

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zhēn miào
    zhen1 miao4
chen miao
 chinmyou / chinmyo
    ちんみょう
(noun or adjectival noun) queer; odd; fantastic
marvelous

畸人

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 kijin
    きじん
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

蹊蹺


蹊跷

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qī qiāo
    qi1 qiao1
ch`i ch`iao
    chi chiao
odd; queer; strange; fishy

酷兒


酷儿

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kù ér
    ku4 er2
k`u erh
    ku erh
queer (sexuality)

クィア

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 kua
    クィア
queer (homosexual) (eng:)

奇しき

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 kushiki
    くしき
(pre-noun adjective) (form) strange; mysterious; queer; weird

奇天烈

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 kiteretsu
    きてれつ
(ateji / phonetic) (noun or adjectival noun) very strange; odd; queer

怪叔叔

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guài shū shu
    guai4 shu1 shu5
kuai shu shu
queer uncle, referring to a young to middle-aged male pedophile (Internet slang)

いなげな

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 inagena
    いなげな
(pre-noun adjective) (Ehime dialect) strange; queer

キテレツ

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 kiteretsu
    キテレツ
(noun or adjectival noun) very strange; odd; queer

クイアー

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 kuiaa / kuia
    クイアー
queer (homosexual) (eng:)

けったい

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 kettai
    けったい
(adjectival noun) (ksb:) odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre

一種異様

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 isshuiyou / isshuiyo
    いっしゅいよう
(adj-na,adj-no) eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange; odd

不是味兒


不是味儿

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bù shì wèi r
    bu4 shi4 wei4 r5
pu shih wei r
not the right flavor; not quite right; a bit off; fishy; queer; amiss; feel bad; be upset

異な気分

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 inakibun
    いなきぶん
queer feeling

LGBTQ

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 eru jii bii tii kyuu; erujiibiitiikyuu(sk) / eru ji bi ti kyu; erujibitikyu(sk)
    エル・ジー・ビー・ティー・キュー; エルジービーティーキュー(sk)
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer; LGBTQ

一風変った

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 ippuukawatta / ippukawatta
    いっぷうかわった
(can act as adjective) eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

変ちくりん

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 henchikurin
    へんちくりん
(ateji / phonetic) (noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) (colloquialism) strange; weird; queer

Variations:
奇人
畸人

 kijin
    きじん
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
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
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
Homosexual
Gay
同性愛
同性爱
douseiai / doseiaitóng xìng ài
tong2 xing4 ai4
tong xing ai
tongxingai
t`ung hsing ai
tunghsingai
tung hsing ai
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
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.


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


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