created sense approved 咸水妹/鹹水妹 · xiánshuǐmèi · Cantonese prostitute
咸水妹 / 鹹水妹
xiánshuǐmèi
Cantonese prostitute
A dialect term for a prostitute from Guangdong, especially those in pre-Revolution Shanghai (loanword from "handsome maid").
在旧上海的租界里，常能见到被称为“咸水妹”的女子。