boudoir door; women's quarters
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
boudoir door; women's private quarters
literaryA classical term referring to the private chambers of unmarried women in traditional society, symbolizing seclusion and privacy. Now mostly used in literary or historical contexts.
Tā她
cóng从
wèi未
chū出
guò过
guī闺
mén门
bàn半
bù步
。
She had never stepped out of the boudoir door.
Gǔ古
dài代
nǚ女
zǐ子
dà大
duō多
jiǔ久
jū居
guī闺
mén门
zhī之
nèi内
。
Women in ancient times mostly lived long within the women's quarters.
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Guī闺
mén门
bù不
jǐn谨
shì是
dāng当
shí时
de的
dà大
jì忌
。
Laxity in the conduct of the women's quarters was a major taboo at the time.