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Mistress / Concubine / Servant

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qiè

mekake / sobame / onname

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妾 is the most simple way to say concubine or mistress in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

Sometimes this can mean servant. Occasionally, a woman may use this title in place of “I” or “me” to say “your humble servant” in a self-deprecating way.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
妾 see styles	qiè qie4 ch`ieh chieh shou / sho しょう	More info & calligraphy: Mistress / Concubine / Servant concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women) (1) (See 妾・めかけ) mistress; kept woman; concubine; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (humble language) (feminine speech) (See 妾・わらわ) I; me
侍妾 see styles	shì qiè shi4 qie4 shih ch`ieh shih chieh jishou / jisho じしょう	侍妾 Custom Scroll concubine concubine; mistress
外妾 see styles	gaishou / gaisho がいしょう	外妾 Custom Scroll foreigner's mistress
妻妾 see styles	qī qiè qi1 qie4 ch`i ch`ieh chi chieh saishou / saisho さいしょう	妻妾 Custom Scroll wives and concubines (of a polygamous man); harem one's wife and mistress(es)
妾侍 see styles	qiè shì qie4 shi4 ch`ieh shih chieh shih	妾侍 Custom Scroll maids and concubines
妾出 see styles	shoushutsu / shoshutsu しょうしゅつ	妾出 Custom Scroll illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
妾宅 see styles	shoutaku / shotaku しょうたく	妾宅 Custom Scroll house in which a mistress is kept
妾腹 see styles	shoufuku; mekakebara / shofuku; mekakebara しょうふく; めかけばら	妾腹 Custom Scroll illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
姬妾 see styles	jī qiè ji1 qie4 chi ch`ieh chi chieh	姬妾 Custom Scroll concubine
嬖妾 see styles	heishou / hesho へいしょう	嬖妾 Custom Scroll (archaism) beloved concubine; favorite mistress
寵妾宠妾 see styles	chǒng qiè chong3 qie4 ch`ung ch`ieh chung chieh	寵妾 Custom Scroll favored concubine
愛妾 see styles	aishou / aisho あいしょう	愛妾 Custom Scroll (See めかけ) beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
洋妾 see styles	youshou / yosho ようしょう	(obsolete) (derogatory term) (See ラシャメン・2) Westerner's mistress
男妾 see styles	danshou / dansho だんしょう	男妾 Custom Scroll male paramour
納妾纳妾 see styles	nà qiè na4 qie4 na ch`ieh na chieh	納妾 Custom Scroll to take a concubine
臣妾 see styles	chén qiè chen2 qie4 ch`en ch`ieh chen chieh shinshō	臣妾 Custom Scroll (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) male and female servants
蓄妾 see styles	chikushou / chikusho ちくしょう	蓄妾 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) keeping a mistress (concubine)
Variations: 妾私	warawa わらわ	(pronoun) (archaism) (humble language) (feminine speech) I; me
妾奉公 see styles	mekakeboukou / mekakeboko めかけぼうこう	妾奉公 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) serving as a concubine
寵妾滅妻宠妾灭妻 see styles	chǒng qiè miè qī chong3 qie4 mie4 qi1 ch`ung ch`ieh mieh ch`i chung chieh mieh chi	寵妾滅妻 Custom Scroll favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom); spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
Variations: 妾目掛け目掛	mekake; onname(妾)(ok) めかけ; おんなめ(妾)(ok)	(dated) mistress; kept woman; concubine
Variations: 妾奉公めかけ奉公	mekakeboukou / mekakeboko めかけぼうこう	(noun/participle) serving as a concubine
一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻 see styles	ittounihisanshoushigigosai / ittonihisanshoshigigosai いっとうにひさんしょうしぎごさい	(expression) (proverb) (the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife
Variations: 手掛け手懸け手掛手懸妾	tekake てかけ	(1) (手掛け, 手懸け, 手掛, 手懸 only) handle; (2) (dated) (also written as 妾女) (See 妾・めかけ) mistress; kept woman; concubine
Variations: 妾目掛け(rK) 目掛(sK)	mekake; onname(妾)(ok) めかけ; おんなめ(妾)(ok)	(dated) mistress; kept woman; concubine

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Mistress Concubine Servant	妾	mekake / sobame / onname	qiè / qie4 / qie	ch`ieh / chieh