斷臂

Chinese

		to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	arm
trad. (斷臂)		斷	臂
simp. (断臂)		断	臂

Etymology

“sincerity of a Buddhist monk”: From the legend of Dazu Huike.

“integrity of a chaste woman”: From a story in the Historical Records of the Five Dynasties.

“(male) homosexuality”: From 斷背／断背 (duànbèi). See there for more.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duànbì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun⁶ bei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: duànbì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannbih
  - IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun⁶ bei³
  - Yale: dyuhn bei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn⁶ bei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dün⁶ béi³
  - IPA ^(key): /tyːn²² pei̯³³/

Verb

斷臂

(literally) to cut off the arm
(figuratively, literary) A metaphor for the sincerity of a Buddhist monk in search of Buddha's truth.
(figuratively, literary) A metaphor for the integrity of a woman striving to maintain her chastity.
(figuratively) A metaphor for homosexuality, especially between males.

Derived terms

壯士斷臂／壮士断臂
斷臂山／断臂山
斷臂情／断臂情

斷臂燃身／断臂燃身
斷臂立雪／断臂立雪
立雪斷臂／立雪断臂

See also

斷袖／断袖 (duànxiù)
斷背／断背 (duànbèi)

Noun

斷臂

(figuratively) male homosexuality or homosexual

Adjective

斷臂

(figuratively) homosexual; gay

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