barmaid; bar hostess
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
barmaid; female bartender; bar hostess
Refers specifically to female staff in bars who serve drinks and attend to customers. The term is composed of 班 (from 酒吧 jiǔbā, bar) and 女 (female), functioning as abbreviated industry jargon.
Nà那
jiā家
xīn新
kāi开
de的
jiǔ酒
bā吧
gù雇
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
wèi位
piào漂
liang亮
de的
bān班
nǚ女
。
That newly opened bar hired several pretty bar hostesses.
Tā她
yǐ以
qián前
shì是
zuò做
bān班
nǚ女
de的
，
xiàn现
zài在
zhuǎn转
háng行
le了
。
She used to work as a barmaid, but she has changed careers now.
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Qǐng请
bú不
yào要
duì对
bān班
nǚ女
dòng动
shǒu手
dòng动
jiǎo脚
。
Please do not get handsy with the bar hostesses.