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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.
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.
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).
These search terms might be related to Queer:
Curious / Inquisitive
Funny / Humorous
Man of Remarkable Character / Hero
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your queer search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
変 see styles |
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 |
左 see styles |
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. |
變 变 see styles |
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 see styles |
bù duì bu4 dui4 pu tui |
incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer |
奇人 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
qí guǐ qi2 gui3 ch`i kuei chi kuei |
strange; queer; intriguing |
寶貝 宝贝 see styles |
bǎo bèi bao3 bei4 pao pei |
treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character |
怪樣 怪样 see styles |
guài yàng guai4 yang4 kuai yang |
odd expression; funny looks; queer face; to grimace; to give sb funny looks; to pull faces |
珍妙 see styles |
zhēn miào zhen1 miao4 chen miao chinmyou / chinmyo ちんみょう |
(noun or adjectival noun) queer; odd; fantastic marvelous |
畸人 see styles |
kijin きじん |
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak |
蹊蹺 蹊跷 see styles |
qī qiāo qi1 qiao1 ch`i ch`iao chi chiao |
odd; queer; strange; fishy |
酷兒 酷儿 see styles |
kù ér ku4 er2 k`u erh ku erh |
queer (sexuality) |
クィア see styles |
kua クィア |
queer (homosexual) (eng:) |
奇しき see styles |
kushiki くしき |
(pre-noun adjective) (form) strange; mysterious; queer; weird |
奇天烈 see styles |
kiteretsu きてれつ |
(ateji / phonetic) (noun or adjectival noun) very strange; odd; queer |
怪叔叔 see styles |
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 see styles |
inagena いなげな |
(pre-noun adjective) (Ehime dialect) strange; queer |
キテレツ see styles |
kiteretsu キテレツ |
(noun or adjectival noun) very strange; odd; queer |
クイアー see styles |
kuiaa / kuia クイアー |
queer (homosexual) (eng:) |
けったい see styles |
kettai けったい |
(adjectival noun) (ksb:) odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre |
一種異様 see styles |
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 see styles |
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 see styles |
inakibun いなきぶん |
queer feeling |
LGBTQ see styles |
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 see styles |
ippuukawatta / ippukawatta いっぷうかわった |
(can act as adjective) eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original |
変ちくりん see styles |
henchikurin へんちくりん |
(ateji / phonetic) (noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) (colloquialism) strange; weird; queer |
Variations: |
kijin きじん |
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (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 |
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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 |
| 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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| 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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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.
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.
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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