| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 斷袖之癖 | 断袖之癖 | duàn xiù zhī pǐ | Literally, "cut sleeve"; A euphemism for homosexuality, the phrase originates from a story of the emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) who was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. |
| 領袖 | 领袖 | lǐng xiù | leader |
| 綠袖子 | 绿袖子 | Lǜ xiù zi | Greensleeves |
| 套袖 | tào xiù | sleeve cover | |
| 袖 | xiù | sleeve | |
| 袖口 | xiù kǒu | cuff | |
| 袖珍博物館 | 袖珍博物馆 | Xiù zhēn Bó wù guǎn | Miniatures Museum of Taiwan |
| 袖子 | xiù zi | sleeve |
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