guī
闺阁
women's quarters; boudoir
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
women's living quarters; boudoir
literaryHistorically, it refers to the private rooms of unmarried daughters in a traditional Chinese household, also more generally to a woman's bedroom or inner chambers.
Nǚ女
ér儿
dài待
zì字
guī闺
zhōng中
。
The daughter remains unmarried at home (literally: waiting for a character in the women's quarters).
Xiù绣
lóu楼
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
xiǎo小
jie姐
de的
guī闺
fáng房
。
The embroidery tower was the boudoir of young ladies in ancient times.
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Tā她
hěn很
shǎo少
lí离
kāi开
zì自
jǐ己
de的
guī闺
gé阁
。
She rarely left her private quarters.