Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Hermaphroditic: Having physical characteristics or reproductive organs of both male and female sexes.
   • Androgynous: Having an appearance or manner that does not clearly fit into traditional male or female categories, often related to style, dress, or behavior.
   • Bisexual (archaic/biological): In older or biological contexts, relating to possessing both male and female sexual characteristics. (Note: In modern usage, "bisexual" primarily refers to sexual orientation, not physical intersex traits.)

2. Noun:

   • A hermaphrodite: A person or organism with hermaphroditic characteristics.
   • An androgyne: A person with an androgynous appearance or identity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Người ta đồn rằng anh ta ái nam ái nữ, vì anh ta thích ăn mặc như con gái. (Rumour has it that he is androgynous, for he likes to get girlishly dressed.)
  • Một số loài động vật thân mềm có tính ái nam ái nữ. (Some mollusk species are hermaphroditic.)
• Noun:
  • Trong thần thoại Hy Lạp, Hermaphroditus là một ái nam ái nữ. (In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus was a hermaphrodite.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in medical or biological contexts to describe intersex conditions ().
• In social contexts, it is often used to describe gender expression that blends or challenges masculine and feminine norms. However, modern, more precise terms like "non-binary" or "gender non-conforming" are often preferred in discussions of gender identity.

Variants and Related Words

• Tính ái nam ái nữ / Tình trạng ái nam ái nữ (n): Hermaphroditism; androgyny.
  • Tính ái nam ái nữ ở thực vật khá phổ biến. (Hermaphroditism in plants is quite common.)
• Lưỡng tính (adj): Bisexual (sexual orientation); hermaphroditic (biology). This word is more commonly used for sexual orientation today.
• Phi nhị nguyên giới (adj/phr): Non-binary (gender identity).

Synonyms

• Hermaphroditic: Intersex (modern clinical term).
• Androgynous: Gender-ambiguous, unisex (in style).

Related Concepts

• Giới tính (n): Sex (biological).
• Giới (n): Gender (social, identity).
• Thể hiện giới (n): Gender expression.
• Liên giới tính (adj/n): Intersex. This is the contemporary and respectful term for people born with physical sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies.

adj

1. Hermaphroditic, bisexual, androgynous
   • người ta đồn rằng anh ta ái nam ái nữ, vì anh ta thích ăn mặc như con gái
     rumour has it that he is hermaphroditic, for he likes to get girlishly dressed
   • tính ái nam ái nữ, tình trạng ái nam ái nữ
     hermaphroditism, bisexuality
   • người ái nam ái nữ
     a hermaphrodite, a bisexual