old-time waiter; attendant at inns and tea houses
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
waiter; attendant in an inn, teahouse, or on transport
archaicHistorically referred to a male attendant responsible for serving tea, running errands, and other miscellaneous duties in places of public accommodation. The term is now largely obsolete and has been replaced by more specific modern terms like '服务员' (server).
Lǎo老
Shě舍
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
cháng常
yǒu有
chá茶
guǎn馆
chá茶
fáng房
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
。
Lao She's novels often feature the image of a teahouse attendant.
Nà那
wèi位
chá茶
fáng房
hěn很
qín勤
kuai快
，
bǎ把
fáng房
jiān间
dǎ打
sǎo扫
de得
gān干
gān干
jìng净
jìng净
。
That attendant was very diligent and kept the room spotlessly clean.
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Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
lún轮
chuán船
shàng上
dāng当
guò过
chá茶
fáng房
。
He worked as an attendant on a steamship when he was young.