Glossary

A

aizibing 艾滋病 AIDS
aizibingdu 艾滋病毒 AIDS virus
anmoqi 按摩器 massage device (vibrator)
anquanqi biyun 安全期避孕 rhythm method
anquan xing xingwei 安全性行为 safe sex

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B

bai dagua 白大褂 lab coat
baiyoujie 百忧解 ‘hundred worries undone’ or Prozac
baoban hunyin 包办婚姻 arranged marriage
baopi 包皮 foreskin
baopi huanqie shu 包皮环切术 circumcision
baopo 包婆 hiring a woman to accompany a man on a business trip
baoye 包夜 spend the night (service offered by prostitute)
beidong 被动 passive
biantai 变态 perversion
bian xing 变性 sex change
bi jing 闭经 amenorrhea
biyuntao 避孕套 condom
boqi gongneng zhang’ai 勃起功能障碍 erectile dysfunction
bu ru 哺乳 breastfeed
bu xiao you san wu hou wei da 不孝有三无后为大 there are three ways to be unfilial and the worst of these is to have no children

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C

chanqian 产钳 forceps
chonghun 重婚 bigamy
chongqi wa 充气娃 inflatable doll
chongying (haimian ti) 充盈 ( 海绵体 ) filling (of the erectile tissue)
choudong 抽动 thrust
chui shao 吹哨 give a blow job
chun gong hua 春宫画 ‘spring palace picture’ (erotic drawing)
chunümo 处女膜 hymen
ci jisu 雌激素 estrogen
cuda jianying 粗大坚硬 thick and hard (describing a penis)

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D

dabian shi jin 大便失禁 incontinence
da feiji 打飞机 give a hand job
da guniang 大姑娘 old maid
dananzizhuyi 大男子主义 male chauvinism
dan qin jiating 单亲家庭 single parent family
daode pinzhi 道德品质 moral quality or standing
da pao 打炮 ‘fire a cannon’ (one instance of sexual intercourse - used in commercial sex)
da tai 打胎 have an abortion
da yinchun 大阴唇 labia majora
di er xingzheng 第二性征 secondary sex characteristics
dingdong xiaojie 叮咚小姐 doorbell girl (a prostitute who solicits hotel guests in their rooms)
di san zhe 第三者 ‘the third party’ (a mistress)
duoqizhi 多妻制 polygamy

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E

er nai 二奶 women who are rented as second wives or semi-permanent mistresses

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F

fayu rufang 发育乳房 develop breasts
falang mei 发廊妹 women who sell sex in hairdresser’s, saunas, massage parlours
fanshilin 凡士林 vaseline
fan yan 繁衍 to breed
fanzhi li 繁殖力 reproductive capacity
fang shi 房事 to have sex
fangzhong shu 房中术 Arts of the Bedchamber
fei chufang yao 非处方药 over-the-counter drugs
fei hun xing xingwei 非婚性行为 non-marital sex
fei zi 妃子 imperial concubine
fenmian 分娩 childbirth
fengman 丰满 full (used to describe desirable breast shape)
fuai 抚爱 to caress
fugao 附睾 epididymis
fuqi guanxi 夫妻关系 marital relations
fuquan 父权 patriarchy

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G

G dian G 点 G spot
gangjiao 肛交 anal sex
gangmen 肛门 anus
gaochao 高潮 orgasm
gaotong 睾酮 testosterone
gaowan 睾丸 testis
gengnian qi 更年期 menopause
gongjing tupian 宫颈涂片 cervical smear
gongnei jieyu qi 宫内节育器 IUD
gupen 骨盆 pelvis

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H

haimian jia ru shuangceng ruzhao 海绵假乳双层乳罩 padded bra
han bao dai fang 含苞待放 ‘the bud is about to flower’ (of adolescent girls)
houjin shi 后进式 rear entry
huajing 滑精 spermatorrhoea
huangse 黄色 pornographic
huangti tong 黄体酮 progesterone
huan jing bu nao 还精补脑 (retain and) return sperm to nourish the brain
huiyin 诲淫 lewd and provocative
huiyin bu 会阴部 perineum
hunwai lian 婚外恋 extramarital relations
hunyin guanxi 婚姻关系 marital relations

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J

jianhong 见红 ‘see the red’ (blood when the hymen breaks)
jianshi 奸尸 necrophilia
jianweiqi 健慰器 ‘health consolation machine’ or vibrator
jiaogou 交媾 copulation
jiating hemu 家庭和睦 domestic accord
jia yangju 假阳具 dildo
jia yinjing 假阴茎 dildo
jie nü 街女 street walker (prostitute)
jiepou xue 解剖学 anatomy
jiewen 接吻 to kiss
jieyu 节欲 celibacy
jieyu cuoshi 节育措施 contraceptive methods
jihuawai shengyu 计划外生育 out-of-plan birth
ji jian 鸡奸 sodomy
jingnang 精囊 seminal vesicle
jingqianqi jinzhang zonghezheng 经前期紧张综合症 premenstrual tension
jingshen bing 精神病 mental illness
jingshen shuairuo 精神衰弱 neurasthenia
jingye 精液 semen
jingzi 精子 sperm
jingzi ku 精子库 sperm bank
jinie fa 挤捏法 the squeeze technique
jinji 禁忌 a taboo
jinü 妓女 prostitute
jiqing 激情 passion
jisu 激素 hormone
juejingqi 绝经期 menopause
jueyu 绝育 sterilisation

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K

kang yiyu yao 抗抑郁药 anti-depressant
kexue 科学 science
kou jiao 口交 oral sex
ku er 酷儿 queer (transliteration)
kuiyin pi 窥阴癖 voyeurism
kuozhang qi 扩张器 dilator

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L

lala 拉拉 lesbian
lianfen zheng 恋粪症 coprophilia
liantong zheng 恋童症 paedophilia
liangxing jixing 两性畸形 intersexuality
lianwu pi 恋物癖 fetishism
lin bing 淋病 gonorrhoea
liu chan 流产 miscarriage
liumang 流氓 hooligan (often referring to homosexual acts)
liuxingbing xue 流行病学 epidemiology
luanchao 卵巢 ovary
luanchao nangzhong 卵巢囊肿 ovarian cyst
luanzi 卵子 ovum
luanlun 乱伦 incest
lunjian 轮奸 gang rape
lunli xue 伦理学 ethics
lu yin pi 露阴癖 exhibitionism

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M

maiyin 卖淫 prostitution
maiyin funü 卖淫妇女 a prostitute
meidu 梅毒 syphilis
meishuo hun 媒妁婚 arranged marriage
mianyan zhongzu 绵延种族 continue the race
miniao ke 泌尿科 urology
miyue 蜜月 honeymoon
moca pi 摩擦癖 frotteurism

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N

nan duan nü chang 男短女长 men are brief and women are lengthy
nan kuai nü man 男快女慢 men are quick and women are slow
nan qiang nü ruo 男强女弱 men are strong and women are weak
nan shang nü xia 男上女下 missionary position
nanzihan 男子汉 a ‘real’ man
neifenmi xitong 内分泌系统 endocrine system
nianzhujun bing 念珠菌病 candidiasis
niaodao yan 尿道炎 urinary tract infection
nixing shejing 逆行射精 retrograde ejaculation
nuanbao si yinyu 暖饱思阴欲 when warm and fed, thoughts turn to sex
nüxing zhuyi 女性主义 feminism

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P

pailuan 排卵 ovulate
paozhen 疱疹 herpes
peitai 胚胎 embryo
penqiang 盆腔 pelvis
piaochang 嫖娼 visit a brothel
pingtai qi 平台期 plateau (of the Human Sexual Response Cycle)
piruan 疲软 flaccid
posun chunüm 破损处女膜 break the hymen
pougongchan 剖宫产 caesarian

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Q

qiangjian 强奸 rape
qianliexian 前列腺 prostate gland
qianxi 前嬉 foreplay
qie 妾 concubine
qingren jie 情人节 Valentine’s Day
qinni 亲昵 intimate
qinsheng mu 亲生母 birthmother

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R

ranseti 染色体 chromosome
rengong liuchan 人工流产 abortion
rengong shoujing 人工授精 artificial insemination
renshen jianchi 妊娠检查 pregnancy test
rufang 乳房 breast
rufang qiechu shu 乳房切除术 mastectomy
runhua 润滑 lubrication
rutou 乳头 nipple

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S

sao huang 扫黄 sweep away the yellow (pornography)
seqing 色情 erotic
shejing 射精 ejaculate
shengzhi qiguan 生殖器官 reproductive organs
shiguan yinger 试管婴儿 test-tube baby
shihun 试婚 cohabitation
shiniaozheng 嗜尿症 urophilia
shi nüe zheng 施虐症 sadism
shi se xing ye 食色性也 appetite for food and sex is natural
shitong zheng 嗜童癖 paedophilia
shoujian zheng 兽奸症 zoophilia
shoujing 受精 fertilisation
shou nüe zheng 受虐症 masochism
shouyin 手淫 ‘hand lewdness’ or masturbation
shuangxinglian 双性恋 bisexuality
shujingguan 输精管 vas deferens
shuluanguan 输卵管 fallopian tube
sishengzi 私生子 illegitimate child
suoyang 缩阳 koro

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T

taijian 太监 eunuch
taipan 胎盘 placenta
tan lian’ai 谈恋爱 to go out with
tan xing se bian 谈性色变 colour at the mention of sex
ti wai paijing fa 体外排精法 withdrawal (method of contraception)
tongjing 痛经 dysmenorrhoea
tongju 同居 cohabit
tongxinglian 同性恋　 homosexuality
tongzhi 同志 gay

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W

waiyin 外阴 vulva
waiyong shajing yao 外用杀精药 spermicide
wan’ai ke 万艾可 Viagra
wanmei hexie 完美和谐 perfect and harmonious (used to describe marital relations)
weige 伟哥 ‘magnificent elder brother’ (popular name for Viagra)

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X

xia gongpeng 下工棚 ‘under the building site shed’ (woman who sells sex to migrant workers on building sites)
xia liu 下流 obscene
xianjingzhe 献精者 sperm donor
xianqi liangmu 贤妻良母 virtuous wife and good mother
xiaotui qi 消退期 resolution phase (of the Human Sexual Response Cycle)
xiao yinchun 小阴唇 labia minora
xing baojian 性保健 sexual healthcare
xing biantai 性变态 sexual abnormality
xing bie juese 性别角色 gender role
xing bing 性病 sexually transmitted infection
xing chongbai de mixin 性崇拜的迷信 superstitious sex worship
xing daocuo 性倒错 sexual perversion
xing fangzong 性放纵 sexual indulgence
xing fanying 性反应 sexual response
xingfen qi 兴奋期 excitement phase (also known as arousal phase)
xinggan 性感 sexy
xinggan qu 性感区 erogenous zones
xing gaochao 性高潮 orgasm
xing gaochao quefa zheng 性高潮缺乏症 anorgasmia
xing gongneng zhang’ai 性功能障碍 sexual dysfunction
xing guanxi 性关系 sexual relations
xing huanqi 性唤期 arousal phase
xing huanxiang 性幻想 sexual fantasy
xingjiao 性交 sexual intercourse
xing jiefang 性解放 sexual liberation
xing jiqiao 性技巧 sexual techniques
xing lengdan 性冷淡 frigidity
xing pianli 性偏离 sexual deviation
xing qiguan 性器官 sex organs
xing quxiang 性趋向 sexual orientation
xing saorao 性骚扰 sexual harassment
xing shenghuo 性生活 sex life
xing shi ge benneng 性是个本能 sex is an instinct
xing tongbu 性同步 sexual synchronisation
xing yanwu 性厌恶 sexual aversion
xing yayi 性压抑 sexual oppression
xingyu 性欲 sexual desire
xingyu dixia 性欲低下 hypoactive sexual desire
xingyu kangjin 性欲亢进 hyperactive sexual desire
xing zaoshu 性早熟 premature sexual development
xing ziyou 性自由 sexual freedom

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Y

yanggang yinrou 阳刚阴柔 yang is strong and yin is gentle
yanggang zhi qi 阳刚之气 steely male bearing
yangsheng 养生 traditional health preservation techniques
yangwei 阳痿 impotence
yanwu liaofa 厌恶疗法 aversion therapy
yichuanxue 遗传学 genetics
yi di jing shi di xue 一滴精十滴血 one drop of semen equals ten drops of blood
yijing 遗精 spermatorrhoea
yindang de ren 淫荡的人 morally loose person
yindao 阴道 vagina
yindao jingluan 阴道痉挛 vaginismus
yindi 阴蒂 clitoris
yindi baopi 阴蒂包皮 clitoral hood
yinfu 阴阜 mons pubis
yinhui 淫秽 obscene
yinjing 阴茎 penis
yinjing baopi 阴茎包皮 foreskin
yinjing tou 阴茎头 glans penis
yinnang 阴囊 scrotum
yinyang ren 阴阳人 popular term for intersexual person
yixinglian 异性恋 heterosexual
yixing pi 易性癖 transsexualism
yizhuang pi 异装癖 transvestism
yousheng youyu 优生优育 eugenics
yuejing 月经 menstrual period

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Z

zaoxie 早泄 premature ejaculation
zhencao 贞操 chastity
zhenjie 贞洁 pure and chaste
Zhongguo xing xuehui 中国性学会 Chinese Sexology Association
zhongyong zhi dao 中庸之道 the path of moderation
zhudong 主动 active
zigong 子宫 uterus
zigongjing 子宫颈 cervix
zigong qiechu shoushu 子宫切除手术 hysterectomy
zishi 姿势 position (for intercourse)
ziwei 自慰 ‘self consolation’ or masturbation
ziwo yueshu 自我约束 self-restraint

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