断袖之癖
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基本释义
  1. 原指男子的同性恋行为，现男女不限。
详细释义
  1. 【解释】：原指男子的同性恋行为，现男女不限。
    【出自】：《汉书·董贤传》：“常与上卧起。尝昼寝，偏藉上袖，上欲起，贤未觉，不欲动贤，乃断袖而起。”
出处
《汉书·董贤传》:“常与上卧起。尝昼寝，偏藉上袖，上欲起，贤未觉，不欲动贤，乃断袖而起。”
近义词
断袖余桃
英文翻译
  1. lit. cut sleeve (idiom)
  2. fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.