龍陽癖

Chinese

		Lord Long Yang, the homosexual lover of King Anxi of Wei during the Warring States period	habit; hobby
trad. (龍陽癖)		龍陽	癖
simp. (龙阳癖)		龙阳	癖
Literally: “the passion of Long Yang”.

Etymology

See 龍陽／龙阳 (lóngyáng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóngyángpǐ, lóngyángpì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧˇ, ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ joeng⁴ pik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóngyángpǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóngyángpǐ
    • Wade–Giles: lung²-yang²-pʻi³
    • Yale: lúng-yáng-pǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longyangpii
    • Palladius: лунъянпи (lunʺjanpi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóngyángpì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóngyángpì
    • Wade–Giles: lung²-yang²-pʻi⁴
    • Yale: lúng-yáng-pì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longyangpih
    • Palladius: лунъянпи (lunʺjanpi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ joeng⁴ pik¹
    • Yale: lùhng yèuhng pīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ joeng⁴ pik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ yêng⁴ pig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ pʰɪk̚⁵/

Noun

龍陽癖

1. (figurative) male homosexuality