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咸水妹

xián shuǐ mèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")
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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.

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Original source entry:

鹹水妹 咸水妹 [xian2 shui3 mei4] /(dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")/

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Other forms in these source records: 鹹水妹

  • 咸
    xián

    all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious / salted / salty / stingy / miserly

    Xián

    surname Xian

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 妹
    mèi

    younger sister

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.