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癖
pǐ
ㄆㄧˇ
- craving, weakness for
- indigestion
Words with 癖癖
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1. mysophobia
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2. obsession with cleanliness
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3. extreme fastidiousness
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1. indecent exposure
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2. flashing
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Idiom
1. lit. cut sleeve
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2. fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|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.