妓女
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Chinese[edit]
prostitute | female; woman; daughter | ||
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trad. (妓女) | 妓 | 女 | |
simp. #(妓女) | 妓 | 女 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
妓女
- female prostitute
- (historical, obsolete) female performer (particularly in the court entertainments of China's dynastic period)
Synonyms[edit]
- (female prostitute):
Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]
See also[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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妓 | 女 |
ぎ Hyōgaiji |
じょ Grade: 1 |
goon | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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伎女 |
Etymology[edit]
/gidyo/ → /gizyo/ [gidʑo].
Noun[edit]
- (archaic) a female dancer trainer by the Imperial palace
- a female prostitute, generally also an entertainer
Synonyms[edit]
- (prostitute): See Thesaurus:娼婦
See also[edit]
- 内教坊 (naikyōbō)
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