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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.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 妾 search...
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(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 |
concubine concubine; mistress |
外妾 see styles |
gaishou / gaisho がいしょう |
foreigner's mistress |
妻妾 see styles |
qī qiè qi1 qie4 ch`i ch`ieh chi chieh saishou / saisho さいしょう |
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 |
maids and concubines |
妾出 see styles |
shoushutsu / shoshutsu しょうしゅつ |
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress) |
妾宅 see styles |
shoutaku / shotaku しょうたく |
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 |
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress) |
姬妾 see styles |
jī qiè ji1 qie4 chi ch`ieh chi chieh |
concubine |
嬖妾 see styles |
heishou / hesho へいしょう |
(archaism) beloved concubine; favorite mistress |
寵妾 宠妾 see styles |
chǒng qiè chong3 qie4 ch`ung ch`ieh chung chieh |
favored concubine |
愛妾 see styles |
aishou / aisho あいしょう |
(See めかけ) beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun) |
洋妾 see styles |
youshou / yosho ようしょう |
Westerner's mistress |
男妾 see styles |
danshou / dansho だんしょう |
male paramour |
納妾 纳妾 see styles |
nà qiè na4 qie4 na ch`ieh na chieh |
to take a concubine |
臣妾 see styles |
chén qiè chen2 qie4 ch`en ch`ieh chen chieh shinshō |
(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 |
(noun/participle) keeping a mistress (concubine) |
Variations: |
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 |
(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 |
favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom); spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife |
Variations: |
mekake; onname(妾)(ok) めかけ; おんなめ(妾)(ok) |
(dated) mistress; kept woman; concubine |
Variations: |
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: |
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 |
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 |
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