Sodomy is one of those ambiguous words. In American law, for instance, it can mean anything
- from oral sex
to anal intercourse. Generally sodomy is a synonym for homosexuality, implying the
commonplace homosexual
act of anal intercourse. The first recorded instance of sodomy in Chinese history, figuratively 2
described by the
literati as "sharing the peach" occurred in the State of Wei. Thus Duke Ling committed
sodomy with a young
court official, Mi Tzu-hsia, who had a face "as pretty as that of a blooming maiden."