xiǎo​niáng

prostitute

  • created sense approved 小娘 · xiǎo​niáng · prostitute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小娘

    xiǎo​niáng

    prostitute

    a prostitute; a sex worker; this term is literary and was common in older vernacular literature

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 娘 (literal) → 娘 · niáng · young woman

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  • created sense approved 小娘 · xiǎo​niáng · concubine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小娘

    xiǎo​niáng

    concubine

    a father's concubine or secondary wife; an older term for a mistress in a household

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · concubine 娘 (literal) → 娘 · niáng · wife

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