娼
Meanings
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- 1.prostitute
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Wiktionary
- 1.prostitute
- 2.female performer of song and dance
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Etymology
From 倡 (OC *tʰjaŋ, “performer”). Cognate with 唱 (OC *tʰjaŋs, “to sing”).
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Related words
暗娼 unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute娼家 brothel娼女 prostitute娼妇 prostitute娼妓 prostitute宿娼 to visit a prostitute嫖娼 to visit prostitutes逼良为娼 to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)笑贫不笑娼 the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty