采女

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Chinese

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to select female; woman; daughter
trad. (采女)
simp. #(采女)

Etymology

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In the Han Dynasty, palace girls were selected from the populace. As time passed, this term gradually came to refer to any generic lady-in-waiting or palace girl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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采女

  1. (archaic) lady-in-waiting

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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采女

  1. chữ Hán form of thái nữ.