maidservant; handmaid; servant girl
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Meanings
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maidservant; handmaid; female domestic servant
This is a variant form of 丫鬟. Both forms are used interchangeably, though 丫鬟 is more common in modern writing. Historically refers to young unmarried female servants in wealthy households in feudal China.
Nà那
jiā家
dà大
hù户
rén人
jiā家
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
yā丫
huan环
fú服
shì侍
xiǎo小
jiě姐
。
That wealthy family had many maidservants to attend to the young lady.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
yā丫
huan环
de的
dì地
wèi位
hěn很
dī低
。
In ancient times, maidservants had very low social status.
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Tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
bèi被
mài卖
dào到
dì地
zhǔ主
jiā家
dāng当
yā丫
huan环
。
She was sold to a landlord's family to work as a maidservant from a young age.
Zhè这
gè个
diàn电
shì视
jù剧
jiǎng讲
de的
shì是
yī一
gè个
yā丫
huan环
nì逆
xí袭
de的
gù故
shi事
。
This TV drama tells the story of a maidservant who fought back against adversity.