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咸水妹
鹹水妹
xiánshuǐmèi
1. (dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")

Character Breakdown

咸
xián
all, together, united; salted
HSK 4 9 丶
水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1 4 丶
妹
mèi
younger sister
HSK 2 8 丶

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