伎女

Chinese

		craft	female; woman; daughter
trad. (伎女)		伎	女
simp. ^#(伎女)		伎	女

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìnǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìnǚ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìnyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-nü³
  - Yale: jì-nyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihneu
  - Palladius: цзинюй (czinjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    妓女
    繼女／继女

Noun

伎女

(historical, obsolete) female performing artist trained in music and/or dance (particularly in the court entertainments of China's dynastic period)

See also

樂伎／乐伎
伎樂／伎乐 (jìyuè)
藝旦／艺旦 (yìdàn)
藝妲／艺妲 (yìdá)
藝妓／艺妓 (yìjì)
藝伎／艺伎 (yìjì)
書寓／书寓
歌女 (gēnǚ)
妓女 (jìnǚ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伎	女
ぎ Grade: S	じょ Grade: 1
goon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
妓女

Noun

伎(ぎ)女(じょ) • (gijo)

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

Synonyms

(prostitute): See Thesaurus:娼婦

See also

内教坊(ないきょうぼう) (naikyōbō)

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