袖

袖口

xiù kǒu

cuff

袖筒

xiù tǒng

sleeve

长袖

cháng xiù

long sleeves

长袖善舞

cháng xiù shàn wǔ

long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation

领袖

lǐng xiù

leader

两袖清风

liǎng xiù qīng fēng

lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands

套袖

tào xiù

sleeve cover

拂袖而去

fú xiù ér qù

to storm off in a huff (idiom)

捋袖子

luō xiù zi

to push up one's sleeves

攘袖

rǎng xiù

to roll up the sleeves

断袖

duàn xiù

homosexual

断袖之癖

duàn xiù zhī pǐ

lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) 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.