Chinese

Noun

同志

1. (socialism) comrade   (Classifier: 個／个)
2. (slang) homosexual; gay   (Classifier: 個／个)
3. (slang) person of a non-mainstream sexuality; LGBTI person; queer   (Classifier: 個／个)
4. (archaic) person sharing similar interests or aspirations

Adjective

同志

1. (attributive, slang) homosexual; gay
2. (attributive, slang) pertaining to non-mainstream sexuality; queer; LGBTI

See also

• 耽美 (dānměi)
• 斷背／断背 (duànbèi)
• 拉拉 (lālā)
• 同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn)

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ど​うし [dóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːɕi]

Noun

同志 ‎(hiragana どうし, romaji dōshi)

1. like-minded people, comrades in a general sense

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

同志 • ‎(dongji) ‎(hangeul 동지)

1. Hanja form^? of 동지, “comrade”.

Vietnamese

Noun

同志

1. Hán tự form of đồng chí, “comrade”