Homosexuality in China - Slang in Contemporary Chinese Gay Culture

Slang in Contemporary Chinese Gay Culture

The following terms are not standard usage, rather they are colloquial and used within the gay community.

Chinese Pinyin English
同性 tóng xìng same sex
拉拉 lā lā lesbian
1 號 yī hào top
0 號 líng hào bottom
T Tomboy lesbian
P (婆) po Wife (femme) lesbian
G吧 g BAR gay bar
18禁 shí bā jìn forbidden below 18 years of age
同性浴室 tóng xìng yù shì same-sex bathhouse
出櫃 chū guì come out of the closet
直男 zhí nán straight (man)
賣的 mài de rent boy (can also be called MB for money boy)
xióng bear
狒狒 fèi fèi someone who likes bears - literally 'baboon'
猴子 hóu zi twink - literally 'monkey'

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