Janko
What's the meaning of 牛郎 in the context of prostitution?
24 mag 2010 15:28
Risposte · 3
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it's mostly used in taiwanese, which means "man whore".
24 maggio 2010
In a Chinese legend, 牛郎and织女（zhī nǚ ) are a pair of lovers. Because 织女has similar pronunciation with妓女(jì nǚ) (female prostitute), so recently people use织女for the female prostitute and 牛郎 for the male pro... Not easy to explore modern slang in varies classes. Good luck
24 maggio 2010
it comes from the movie title 《午夜牛郎》for 《Midnight Cowboy, 1969》http://www.mgm.com/view/movie/1251/Midnight-Cowboy/
24 maggio 2010
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Cinese (mandarino), Cinese (taiwanese), Ceco, Inglese, Russo, Slovacco
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Cinese (mandarino), Cinese (taiwanese), Inglese, Russo
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