"鹹水妹" meaning in Chinese

See 鹹水妹 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/, /haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/, /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²²/, /ɦe²² sz̩⁵⁵ me²¹/ Chinese transliterations: xiánshuǐmèi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], haam⁴ seoi² mui⁶⁻¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kiâm-chúi-mūi, ⁶ghe-sy-me, xiánshuǐmèi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], siánshuěimèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsien²-shui³-mei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syán-shwěi-mèi [Mandarin, Yale], shyanshoeimey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сяньшуймэй [Mandarin, Palladius], sjanʹšujmɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], hàahm séui mūi [Cantonese, Yale], haam⁴ soey² mui⁶⁻¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ham⁴ sêu² mui⁶⁻¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], kiâm-chúi-mūi [Hokkien, POJ], kiâm-tsuí-muī [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kiamzuymui [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ⁶ghe-sy-me [Northern, Wu], ghe^去 sy me [Northern, Wu], ³hhe-sr-me [Northern, Wu], /ɦe²² sz̩⁵⁵ me²¹/ [Northern, Wu] Forms: 咸水妹
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  1. (historical, derogatory) prostitute serving foreigners (arriving from the sea), especially one in colonial Shanghai and Hong Kong Tags: derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-鹹水妹-zh-noun-f-yLAat- Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄟˋ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haam⁴ seoi² mui⁶⁻¹"
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      "zh-pron": "siánshuěimèi"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien²-shui³-mei⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syán-shwěi-mèi"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyanshoeimey"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньшуймэй"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "sjanʹšujmɛj"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/",
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haam⁴ soey² mui⁶⁻¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ham⁴ sêu² mui⁶⁻¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "kiâm-chúi-mūi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiâm-tsuí-muī"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiamzuymui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶ghe-sy-me"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ghe^去 sy me"
    },
    {
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        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³hhe-sr-me"
    },
    {
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        "Northern",
        "Wu"
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      "zh-pron": "/ɦe²² sz̩⁵⁵ me²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦe²² sz̩⁵⁵ me²¹/"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄟˋ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "⁶ghe-sy-me"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "xiánshuǐmèi"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siánshuěimèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien²-shui³-mei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syán-shwěi-mèi"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyanshoeimey"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньшуймэй"
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      "zh-pron": "sjanʹšujmɛj"
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "hàahm séui mūi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "haam⁴ soey² mui⁶⁻¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ham⁴ sêu² mui⁶⁻¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "kiâm-chúi-mūi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiâm-tsuí-muī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiamzuymui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²²/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
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      "zh-pron": "⁶ghe-sy-me"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
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      "zh-pron": "ghe^去 sy me"
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    {
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        "Northern",
        "Wu"
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      "zh-pron": "³hhe-sr-me"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/ɦe²² sz̩⁵⁵ me²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²²/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɦe²² sz̩⁵⁵ me²¹/"
    }
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