This is a very offensive word for a gay person. It is a shortened form of homosexual, and it has been used as an insult — to mock, to hurt, to push someone outside the group. Do not use it.

This這個詞 is a very offensive word for a gay person是罵同性戀者的一個非常冒犯的詞。It它 is a shortened form of homosexual是homosexual(同性戀)的縮寫，and而 it has been used as an insult它被當成侮辱的話用——to mock目的是嘲笑、to hurt傷害、to push someone outside the group把某人排擠到群體之外。Do not use it不要用這個詞。

If you hear it, it is not a neutral label and not a scientific one; it is meant to sting. Older speakers and bullies used it more; careful speakers avoid it.

If you hear it如果你聽到這個詞，it is not a neutral label and not a scientific one它不是中性的稱呼，也不是科學用語；it is meant to sting它就是要刺傷人的。Older speakers and bullies年紀較大的人和霸凌者 used it more比較常用它；careful speakers小心說話的人 avoid it會避免用它。

There is a completely different Homo in science class: Homo sapiens, where Homo is Latin for “human.” There is also the prefix homo- meaning “the same,” as in homophone. Those are not this word. This entry is only the slur.

There is a completely different Homo in science class科學課上有一個完全不同的Homo：Homo sapiens Homo sapiens(智人)，where Homo is Latin for “human.”其中Homo是拉丁文的「人」。There is also the prefix homo- meaning “the same,”還有字首homo-，意思是「相同」，as in homophone像homophone(同音字)這個詞。Those are not this word這些都不是這個詞。This entry這個詞條 is only the slur只講這個罵人的用法。

If you need a kind word, say gay, or lesbian, or the words the person uses for themselves.

If you need a kind word如果你需要一個友善的說法，say gay, or lesbian可以說gay(男同志)或lesbian(女同志)，or或 the words the person uses for themselves這個人自己用來稱呼自己的詞。