斷背

See also: 断背

Chinese

		to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly	learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
trad. (斷背)		斷	背
simp. (断背)		断	背

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Etymology

Calque of English brokeback; from the title of Taiwanese director Ang Lee's film Brokeback Mountain which featured a homosexual pair.

Since the movie's release, its Chinese name 斷背山 and this word 斷背 has constantly been also rendered as 斷臂山 and 斷臂 / 断臂 (duànbì) in the internet.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this due to the dialectal homophony of 背 and 臂? If so, in which dialects are they homophonic?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duànbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun⁶ bui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: duànbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: duànbèi
  - Wade–Giles: tuan⁴-pei⁴
  - Yale: dwàn-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duannbey
  - Palladius: дуаньбэй (duanʹbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun⁶ bui³
  - Yale: dyuhn bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn⁶ bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dün⁶ bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyːn²² puːi̯³³/

Noun

斷背

(figurative, slang) homosexuality or homosexual
斷背情／断背情 ― duànbèi qíng ― gay love

Derived terms

斷背山 / 断背山