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阴阳人

Word · NounTraditional陰陽人

intersex person; hermaphrodite

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

intersex person; hermaphrodite; person with both male and female reproductive anatomy

technical

This term is clinical and may be considered outdated or stigmatizing in contemporary contexts; 'intersex person' (双性人/间性人) is preferred in modern human rights and medical discourse.

Yī医
xué学
shàng上
bǎ把
tóng同
shí时
jù具
bèi备
nán男
nǚ女
shēng生
zhí殖
qì器
guān官
de的
rén人
chēng称
wéi为
yīn阴
yáng阳
rén人
 。

In medicine, people with both male and female reproductive organs are called intersex persons.

Zhè这
wèi位
huàn患
zhě者
shì是
xiān先
tiān天
xìng性
de的
yīn阴
yáng阳
rén人
 。

This patient is a congenital intersex person.

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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
 ,
yīn阴
yáng阳
rén人
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
cí雌
xióng雄
tóng同
tǐ体
 。

In ancient literature, intersex persons were referred to as hermaphrodites.

Shè社
huì会
yīng应
gāi该
gěi给
yǔ予
yīn阴
yáng阳
rén人
qún群
tǐ体
gèng更
duō多
de的
lǐ理
jiě解
hé和
zūn尊
zhòng重
 。

Society should give intersex people more understanding and respect.