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龍陽

简龙阳 · 繁龍陽

Mandarin · pinyin Lóng yáng

place in Shanghai
(coll.) male homosexual

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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2–2 · Long2 yang2

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name

(～君) Lord Long Yang, the homosexual lover of King Anxi of Wei during the Warring States period

noun

(figurative) male homosexuality

adj

(figurative) homosexual; gay

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