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龍陽君

简龙阳君 · 繁龍陽君

Mandarin · pinyin lóng yáng jūn

homosexual (positive term)

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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2–2–1 · long2 yang2 jun1

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