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妾
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Jyutping
cip3
Pinyin
qiè
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
concubine
I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
即係妾侍
a concubine
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
a surname
character, archaic, humble
I; me (used by women to show modesty)
character
slave woman
(syn.) 女奴
character
concubine
Definitions (Unihan)
concubine
Cangjie Input
YTV
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
姬妾
姬妾
concubines
Cantonese
妻妾成群
妻妾成群
cai1 cip3 sing4 kwan4
used to describe a man who has many wives and concubines
Cantonese
娶妾侍
娶妾侍
ceoi2 cip3 si6
to marry a concubine
Cantonese
喺中国嘅旧社会,男人可以娶妾侍。
喺中國嘅舊社會,男人可以娶妾侍。
hai2 zung1 gwok3 ge3 gau6 se5 wui2, naam4 jan2 ho2 ji5 ceoi2 cip3 si6.
In the ancient Chinese society, men could marry concubines.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
妾身如莲根,沉埋淤泥底。
妾身如蓮根,沉埋淤泥底。
qiè shēn rú lián gēn , chén mái yū ní dǐ .
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Cantonese
小妹选婿要讲家底,屈居妾侍亦冇乜计 [Cantonese, trad.]小妹选婿要讲家底,屈居妾侍亦冇乜计
小妹選婿要講家底,屈居妾侍亦冇乜計 [Cantonese, trad.]小妹选婿要讲家底,屈居妾侍亦冇乜计
siu2 mui6 syun2 sai3 jiu3 gong2 gaa1 dai2, wat1 geoi1 cip3 si6 jik6 mou5 mat1 gai3
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