inner quarters (women's residence)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
inner quarters of a residence; women's quarters
archaicA historical term referring to the inner, private section of a traditional Chinese household where female family members lived. It reflects the social practice of gender segregation. Not used in modern housing contexts.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
dà大
hù户
rén人
jia家
，
nèi内
zhái宅
shì是
nán男
bīn宾
de的
jìn禁
dì地
。
In the households of wealthy ancient families, the inner quarters were forbidden to male guests.
Xiǎo小
jiě姐
men们
píng平
rì日
dōu都
shēng生
huó活
zài在
nèi内
zhái宅
，
hěn很
shǎo少
chū出
mén门
。
The young ladies lived in the inner quarters every day and rarely went out.
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Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
zhái宅
de的
nèi内
zhái宅
yī依
rán然
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
dāng当
nián年
de的
gé格
jú局
。
The inner quarters of this old mansion still retain their original layout.