female singer (in entertainment venues)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
female singer; songstress (working in entertainment venues like dance halls, bars, or nightclubs)
neutralA traditional term referring to professional female singers in early to mid-20th century entertainment venues. Carries a historical or sometimes slightly old-fashioned connotation.
Diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
miáo描
huì绘
le了
yī一
wèi位
jiù旧
Shàng上
hǎi海
gē歌
nǚ女
de的
bēi悲
huān欢
lí离
hé合
。
The film depicts the joys and sorrows of an old Shanghai songstress.
Zhè这
jiā家
lǎo老
shì式
jiǔ酒
bā吧
céng曾
jīng经
yǐ以
jǐ几
wèi位
hóng红
jí极
yī一
shí时
de的
gē歌
nǚ女
wéi为
zhāo招
pai牌
。
This old-fashioned bar once used a few famous songstresses as its main attraction.
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Tā她
wèi为
le了
shēng生
jì计
，
wú无
nài奈
zhī之
xià下
chéng成
wéi为
le了
yī一
míng名
gē歌
nǚ女
。
To make a living, she had no choice but to become a female singer.