男色

男色

1. (literary) men being favoured by their superior for their appearance
2. (literary) male prostitute
3. (literary) male homosexuality; male homosexual sex

   閩人酷重男色，無論貴賤妍媸，各以其類相結：長者為契兄，少者為契弟。其兄入弟家，弟之父母撫愛之如婿；弟後日生計及娶妻諸費，俱取辦於契兄。其相愛者，年過而立，尚寢處如伉儷。 [MSC, trad.]
   闽人酷重男色，无论贵贱妍媸，各以其类相结：长者为契兄，少者为契弟。其兄入弟家，弟之父母抚爱之如婿；弟后日生计及娶妻诸费，俱取办于契兄。其相爱者，年过而立，尚寝处如伉俪。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: 萬曆野獲編補遺 (Wàn-lì Yě-huò-biān), 契兄弟 (Blood brother)

   Mǐn rén kù zhòng nánsè, wúlùn guì jiàn yán chī, gè yǐ qí lèi xiàngjié: cháng zhě wèi qìxiōng, shào zhě wèi qìdì. Qí xiōng rù dì jiā, dì zhī fùmǔ fǔ ài zhī rú xù; dì hòurì shēngjì jí qǔqī zhū fèi, jù qǔ bàn yú qìxiōng. Qí xiàng'ài zhě, nián guò érlì, shàng qǐn chù rú kànglì. [Pinyin]

   Or The Fujianese take male-male eroticism very seriously. Regardless of his social standing, each man bonds with another man of his own social class; the older one is known as the "sworn older brother" and the younger one is known as the "sworn younger brother". When the older brother enters the home of the younger, the younger brother's parents love him as a son-in-law. In the future, when the younger brother starts a business or marries a wife, the older brother helps pay for the expenses. Those who love each other thus still lie together as spouses after the age of 30.[1]

Middle Chinese 男色

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) だんしょく [dàńshókú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [dã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

男色 (hiragana だんしょく, rōmaji danshoku)

1. male homosexuality

• 鶏 (けい)姦 (かん) (keikan)

Middle Chinese 男色

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) なんしょく [nàńshókú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [nã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

男色 (hiragana なんしょく, rōmaji nanshoku)

1. male homosexuality