servants; domestics; those in servitude
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
servants; domestic workers (collective term)
archaicA collective term for servants and domestics in a household in pre-modern Chinese society. It encompasses a range of roles from manual laborers to personal attendants.
Zhè这
hù户
fù富
guì贵
rén人
jiā家
yǎng养
zhe着
jǐ几
shí十
ge个
nú奴
pú仆
。
This wealthy household keeps dozens of servants.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
nú奴
pú仆
de的
dì地
wèi位
fēi非
cháng常
dī低
xià下
。
In the old society, the status of servants was very low.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Lǎo老
ye爷
yī一
huī挥
shǒu手
，
nú奴
pú仆
men们
biàn便
lì立
kè刻
tuì退
xià下
。
With a wave of the master's hand, the servants immediately withdrew.