older female servant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
older female servant; maid in a wealthy household
archaicHistorical term used for an elder female domestic servant in traditional Chinese households, often responsible for household chores and sometimes supervising younger servants. No longer in common use.
Zhè这
hù户
rén人
jiā家
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
zhōng忠
xīn心
de的
lǎo老
pú仆
fù妇
。
In this household, there was a loyal old female servant.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
nà那
wèi位
pú仆
fù妇
zhào照
gù顾
zhe着
xiǎo小
jiě姐
zhǎng长
dà大
。
In the novel, that maidservant took care of the young lady as she grew up.
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Lǎo老
ye爷
fēn吩
fù咐
pú仆
fù妇
qù去
zhǔn准
bèi备
chá茶
shuǐ水
。
The master instructed the maid to prepare tea.