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家姬

jiā jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(old) female servants or concubines in homes of the rich
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-486f164351262469. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

家姬 家姬 [jia1 ji1] /(old) female servants or concubines in homes of the rich/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 家
    jiā

    used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 姬
    jī

    woman / concubine / female entertainer (archaic)

    Jī

    surname Ji / family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhōu dài] (1046–256 BC)

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