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同妻

Mandarin · pinyin tóng qī

(neologism, attested by 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
妻: qī · wife

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2–1 · tong2 qi1

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(neologism) beard: wife of a gay man (whom the gay man has married usually out of societal pressure)

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