妓女
Chinese
prostitute | female; woman; daughter | ||
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trad. (妓女) | 妓 | 女 | |
simp. #(妓女) | 妓 | 女 |
Pronunciation
Noun
妓女
- female prostitute
- (historical, obsolete) female performer (particularly in the court entertainments of China's dynastic period)
Synonyms
- (female prostitute):
Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]
Japanese
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
/gidyo/ → /gizyo/ [gidʑo].
Noun
妓女 • (gijo) ←ぎぢょ (gidyo)?
- (archaic) a female dancer trainer by the Imperial palace
- a female prostitute, generally also an entertainer
Synonyms
- (prostitute): See Thesaurus:娼婦
See also
- 内教坊 (naikyōbō)
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