恐同

Chinese

		afraid; frightened; to fear	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with
trad. (恐同)		恐	同
simp. ^#(恐同)		恐	同

Etymology

Probably influenced by English homophobia, but structurally reversed.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒngtóng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung² tung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒngtóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongtorng
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung² tung⁴
  - Yale: húng tùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung² tung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung² tung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Verb

恐同

(slang, neologism) to be homophobic

Derived terms

恐同者 (kǒngtóngzhě)

See also

恐艾 (kǒng'ài)

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