Meaning of 牙婆
牙婆 means a woman who brokered the buying and selling of people (maids, concubines, or slaves) in old times; female human trafficker. Pronounced yá pó.
- a woman who brokered the buying and selling of people (maids, concubines, or slaves) in old times; female human trafficker
Definitions & Examples
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
yá牙
pó婆
cháng常
zài在
qióng穷
kǔ苦
rén人
jiā家
hé和
fù富
hù户
zhī之
jiān间
qiān牵
xiàn线
，
mǎi买
mài卖
bì婢
nǚ女
。
In old times, female brokers often acted as go-betweens between poor families and wealthy households to buy and sell maidservants.
Zhè这
zhuāng桩
jiāo交
yì易
zhōng中
，
yá牙
pó婆
shōu收
qǔ取
le了
bù不
fěi菲
de的
zhōng中
jiè介
fèi费
。
In this transaction, the broker took a hefty commission fee.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
yá牙
pó婆
wǎng往
wǎng往
bèi被
miáo描
huì绘
chéng成
lì利
yù欲
xūn熏
xīn心
de的
jué角
sè色
。
In ancient novels, female brokers were often portrayed as characters blinded by greed.