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tongzhi

/ˈtɔŋ.d͡ʒə/

tongzhi noun: a member of any sexual minority group in Greater China.

Noun

tongzhi (plural tongzhis or tongzhi)

  1. (slang) A member of any sexual minority group in Greater China.

Forms of tongzhi

pluraltongzhis
pluraltongzhi

Origin of tongzhi

Borrowed from Mandarin 同志 (tóngzhì, “comrade”).

Questions about tongzhi

What does tongzhi mean?
Tongzhi means a member of any sexual minority group in Greater China.
What part of speech is tongzhi?
Tongzhi is a noun.
How do you pronounce tongzhi?
Tongzhi is pronounced /ˈtɔŋ.d͡ʒə/.
What is the plural of tongzhi?
The plural of tongzhi is tongzhis.

Words near tongzhi in the dictionary

  1. Tongxiang
  2. Tongxin
  3. Tongxu
  4. Tongyong Pinyin
  5. Tongyu
  6. tongzhi
  7. tongzhis
  8. Tongzhou
  9. Toni
  10. Tonia
  11. Tonian

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