同房 (tóng fáng) — to share a room (e.g., in a hotel or dormitory); (euphemistic) to have sexual intercourse
Definition
A literal meaning ('share a room') and a euphemistic one ('have sexual intercourse'); the second is the more common usage in modern Chinese.
verb
to share a room (e.g., in a hotel or dormitory)(euphemistic) to have sexual intercourse
Examples
- ，。Wǒ men tóng guò fáng, dàn zhǐ shì pǔ tōng péng you.We shared a room before, but we're just friends.
- 同房。Lǚ xíng shí wǒ hé péng you tóng fáng.During the trip, my friend and I shared a room.
- 同房。Yī shēng wèn tā men shì fǒu tóng fáng le.The doctor asked whether they had sexual intercourse.
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