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[hsi_feng]

I'm wondering how to say "bisexual" in Chinese. Last time I was in China I had a terrible time conveying the idea, and when they finally got it they told me there was no word for it. That seems hard to believe. Anyone know more?

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[dg_lurking]

My dictionary tells me it's 受到两性吸引的人. But it sounds too.. clinical. Heh.

I'd think the fact that bisexuality isn't very prevalent or talked about in a rather conservative society, might have more to with the fact that you had problems getting the concept across.

[kyllo_in_china]

受到两性吸引的人
That's a definition, not a translation. Sounds like your dictionary was designed for Chinese people trying to learn English vocabulary, and not the other way around.

[dg_lurking]

Lol, that's true. This is the very same dictionary that I used to improve my English some ohh, 12 years ago?

[beezari]

兩性戀? maybe..

[beezari]

"露斯曾告訴我她是兩性戀" (source)

[hsi_feng]

could you pinyinize that for me, please?

[beezari]

露斯曾告訴我她是兩性戀" -> lou4sizeng2 gao4su4 wo3 ta shi4 liang3xing4lian4

[gyre1234]

since i know in cantonese its "男女都鍾意"
maybe in mandarin its "男女都喜歡"?

[kyllo_in_china]

I usually say 双性恋. It's probably not the correct word for it, but it gets the point across.

[will21cn]

I will concur on that one.

[surrealkitten]

my shanghai friends all told me this was a good word to use.

[hsi_feng]

double what what? could you write pinyin please?

[roboticminotaur]

I had a terrible time conveying the idea

this may be one of those cases where ostensive definition best communicates one's meaning.