小妾 xiǎoqiè concubine Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiǎoqiè concubine 小 xiǎo adjective small small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of 大 dà妾 qiè concubine In former times, a secondary wife or woman married in addition to the main wifexiǎoqiè [self-address] 小 xiǎo adjective [humble] humble way to refer to oneself or to things related to oneself, such as one's children or one's business妾 qiè I An old-fashioned humble way for a woman to refer to herself