maid; handmaid; servant girl
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a young female servant in wealthy households (in former times)
archaicHistorical term referring to domestic servants in traditional feudal society, distinct from modern professional housekeeping staff. Often implies a subservient status in a hierarchical household.
Gǔ古
dài代
shì侍
nǚ女
de的
shēng生
huó活
shí十
fēn分
jiān艰
xīn辛
。
The life of servant girls in ancient times was extremely difficult.
Zhè这
zuò座
gōng宫
diàn殿
lǐ里
céng曾
jīng经
zhù住
zhe着
shàng上
bǎi百
míng名
shì侍
nǚ女
。
Hundreds of maids once lived in this palace.
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Tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
bèi被
mài卖
dào到
dà大
hù户
rén人
jiā家
dāng当
shì侍
nǚ女
。
She was sold as a child to a wealthy family to work as a maid.
Shì侍
nǚ女
men们
dī低
zhe着
tóu头
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
de地
cì伺
hou候
zhe着
fū夫
ren人
。
The maidservants kept their heads down, serving the lady with extreme caution.