brothel madam; procuress
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
female operator of a brothel; procuress; madam
archaicHistorical/archaic term for the female owner or manager of a brothel in pre-modern China. Often carries a negative connotation.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
cháng常
cháng常
miáo描
xiě写
xīn心
hěn狠
shǒu手
là辣
de的
bǎo鸨
mǔ母
。
Novels often describe cruel and ruthless brothel madams.
Tā她
bèi被
wú无
qíng情
de的
bǎo鸨
mǔ母
bī逼
zhe着
jiē接
kè客
。
She was forced by a heartless madam to receive clients.
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Bǎo鸨
mǔ母
yòu又
míng名
lǎo老
bǎo鸨
huò或
bǎo鸨
ér儿
。
A brothel madam is also called an 'old procuress' or '鸨儿'.