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妓女

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More information prostitute, female; woman; daughter ...

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Noun

妓女

  1. female prostitute
  2. (historical, obsolete) female performer (particularly in the court entertainments of China's dynastic period)

Synonyms

  • (female prostitute):
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Etymology

/gidyo/ → /gizyo/ [gidʑo].

Noun

()(じょ) (gijo) ぎぢょ (gidyo)?

  1. (archaic) a female dancer trainer by the Imperial palace
  2. a female prostitute, generally also an entertainer

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See also

  • 内教坊(ないきょうぼう) (naikyōbō)
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