TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
同志
ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓˋ · tóngzhì
noun — comrade; person with the same aspiration; (Taiwan colloquial) gay person
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
走同一條路，懷同樣的志向。
Two on the same (同) road, holding the same aspiration (志).
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意 · Meanings
(本義)志同道合的人— person sharing the same aspiration常用
→革命同志— revolutionary comrade (PRC political usage)
→同性戀者— gay person (Taiwan colloquial, since 1990s)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension