Chinese
sexual glossary- terms from the Jade bedroom
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Western readers with a taste for florid imagery and an
aesthetic attitude towards sex may well wish to adopt the English equivalents of these
terms when discussing sex with their paramours.
Listed below, in alphabetical order of their technical
meanings, are some of the most charming Chinese terms from the Jade bedroom.
"The arts of the bedroom constitute the
climax of human emotions and encompass the totality of Tao. Therefore, the ancient sages
regulated man's external pleasures in order to control his inner passions, and they made
detailed rules and terms governing sexual intercourse. If a man regulates his sexual
pleasure, he will feel at peace and attain longevity. If, however, a man abandons himself
to sexual pleasure without regard for the rules set forth in the ancient texts, he will
soon fall ill and gravely injure himself."
[Dynastic History of Later Han]
| Technical meaning |
Literal translation |
| Cervix |
Inner Gate, Jade Terrace, Precious
Pearl, Seed, Yin Bean |
| Clitoris (frenulum of) |
Lute strings |
| Clitoris (prepuce of) |
Divine Field |
| Cunnilingus |
Sipping the Vast Spring |
| Fellatio |
Blowing the Flute |
| Intercourse |
Clouds and Rain, Firing the
Cannon, Friendly Relations |
| Homosexual sex (female) |
Rubbing Mirrors |
| Homosexual sex (male) |
Splitting the Peach, Dragon Yang
Relations |
| Labia minor |
Wheat Buds, Red Pearls |
| Mound of Venus (mon veneris) |
Sedge Hill |
| Orgasm (female) |
High Tide, Tide of Yin |
| Orgasm (male) |
Lose Essence, Leak, Surrender, Die |
| Penis |
Jade Stem, Jade Implement, Yang
Peak, Yang Weapon, Turtle Head, The Ambassador |
| Penis (erect) |
Arisen, Angry |
| Penis
(flacid) |
Dead |
| Urethral orifice (female) |
Vast Spring |
| Urethral orifice (male) |
Gate of Life and Death |
| Vagina (orifice) |
Jade Gate, Jade Door, Cinnabar
Cave, Child Gate, One Inch Square |
| Vagina (lower vestibule) |
Little Stream |
| Vagina (middle) |
Deep Valley, Hing Place, Path of
Yin |
| Vagina (upper) |
Celestial Palace, Valley of
Solitude |
| Vulva (upper) |
Golden Gully |
| Vulva (lower) |
Jade Vein |
| Uterus |
Child Palace, North Pole,
Vermillion Chamber |
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