餘桃

See also: 餘姚

Chinese

		remainder	peach
trad. (餘桃)		餘	桃
simp. (余桃)		余	桃
Literally: “the leftover peach”.

Etymology

From the story of Duke Ling of Wei and Mizi Xia recorded in the ancient text Han Feizi.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yútáo

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄊㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yútáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄊㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yutaur
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

餘桃

(figuratively) male homosexuality

Derived terms

斷袖餘桃／断袖余桃 (duànxiùyútáo)
餘桃啗君／余桃啗君

餘桃斷袖／余桃断袖

See also

分桃 (fēntáo)

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