tooironic Posted November 10, 2009 at 03:00 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 03:00 AM I was editing the wiktionary entry for prostitute today and have been trying to distinguish between the different words for it in Chinese. This is what I've come up with: 妓女 (jìnǚ) (female; formal) 妓男 (jìnán) (male; formal) 雞, 鸡 (jī) (female; slang) 鴨, 鸭 (yā) (male; slang) 雞婆, 鸡婆 (jīpó) (vulgar) 娼妓 (chāngjì) (archaic) 風塵女, 风尘女 (fēngchénnǚ) (archaic) Are there any more terms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doraemon Posted November 10, 2009 at 06:54 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 06:54 AM I think 婊子 might be one too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted November 10, 2009 at 07:03 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 07:03 AM 小姐 can also mean prostitute, at least in 南方. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phyrex Posted November 10, 2009 at 12:09 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 12:09 PM What exactly prompted you to work on that word? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pipas Posted November 10, 2009 at 12:56 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 12:56 PM My dictionary also has... 先生 xiānshēng, 大先生, 小先生 姑娘 gūniang (archaic) 姑娘儿 (姑娘兒) gūniangr (archaic) 红姑娘 (紅姑娘) hónggūniang (沪语) 嫖娼 piáochāng 妓 (or 伎) jì 娼 (or 倡) chāng 倡子 chāngzi 下妓 xiàjì 下流货 xiàliúhuò 串店的 chuàndiànde 乐籍 (樂籍) yuèjí 倈子 láizǐ 倌人 guānrén 內人 nèiren (唐) 公娼 gōngchāng 前头人 qiántóurén (archaic) 半掩门儿 bànyǎnménr 咸水妹 (鹹水妹) xiánshuǐmèi (粤语) 土妓 tǔjì (unlicensed) 土娼 tǔchāng (unlicensed) 土老儿 (土老兒) tǔlǎor 夜度娘 (夜渡娘) yèdùniáng 胭脂女 yānzhinǚ 女郎 nǚláng 妓家 jìjiā 娘子 niángzi 小娘 xiǎoniáng 娼妇 (娼婦) chāngfu 婆惜 póxī (宋元) 娼女 chāngnǚ 商女 shāngnǚ 客娼/客倡 kèchāng 风尘女子 (風塵女子) fēngchén nǚzi 小妮子 xiǎonīzi 幺二 yāoèr (диалект) 录事 (錄事) lùshì, lùshi (archaic) 暗娼 ànchāng (unlicensed) 暗門子 ànménzi (unlicensed) 杜陵花 dùlínghuā 校书 (校書) jiàoshū 残花败柳 (殘花敗柳) cánhuābàiliǔ 油头粉面 (油頭粉面) yóutóufěnmiàn 流娼 liúchāng 淌白 tǎngbái (沪语) 烟花 yānhuā 狎邪 xiáxié 狹斜女 xiáxiénǚ 猥倡(娼) wěichāng 猥妓 wěijì 猱儿 (猱兒) náoér 珠娘 zhūniáng (粤语) 白面子 báimiànzi 眉史 méishǐ 破鞋 pòxié 私娼 / 私倡 sīchāng 窑娼 (窰娼) yáochāng 窑户(窰戶) yáohǔ 窰姐(窑姐) yáojiě / 窰姐兒(窑姐儿) yáojiěr (北方) 粉头 (粉頭) fěntóu 老举 (老舉) lǎojǔ (粤语) 婊子/表子 biǎozi 脿/婊 biǎo 骚婊子(騷婊子) sāobiǎozi 花姐 huājiě 花娘 huāniáng 花旦 huādàn 荡妇 (蕩婦) dàngfù 莺燕 yīngyàn 莺鹰燕燕 yīng yīngyànyàn 讨人 (討人) tǎorén (方言) 贤歌 (賢歌) xiángē 卖春妇 (賣春婦) màichūnfù 卖笑妇 (賣笑婦) màixiàofù 野花(儿) (野花兒) yěhuār 野鸡 (野雞) yějī 野鳬 (野鳧) yěfú 雉妓 zhìjì 顶老 (頂老) dǐnglǎo 客妻 kèqī 鸨 (鴇) bǎo 鸨儿 (鴇兒) bǎoér 鸨妓 (鴇妓) bǎojì 鸨母 (鴇母) bǎomǔ 青楼 (青樓) qīnglóu 莺燕 (鶯燕) yīngyàn 莺鹰燕燕 (鶯鷹燕燕) yīngyīngyànyàn 姊妹 zǐmèi 花丛 (花叢) huācóng 花国 (花國) huāguó 花界 huājiè Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashiriKata Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:07 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:07 PM 先生 xiānshēng, 大先生, 小先生 姑娘 gūniang (archaic) 姑娘儿 (姑娘兒) gūniangr (archaic) 红姑娘 (紅姑娘) hónggūniang (沪语) 嫖娼 piáochāng 妓 (or 伎) jì 娼 (or 倡) chāng 倡子 chāngzi 下妓 xiàjì 下流货 xiàliúhuò 串店的 chuàndiànde 乐籍 (樂籍) yuèjí 倈子 láizǐ 倌人 guānrén 內人 nèiren (唐) 公娼 gōngchāng 前头人 qiántóurén (archaic) 半掩门儿 bànyǎnménr 咸水妹 (鹹水妹) xiánshuǐmèi (粤语) 土妓 tǔjì (unlicensed) 土娼 tǔchāng (unlicensed) 土老儿 (土老兒) tǔlǎor 夜度娘 (夜渡娘) yèdùniáng 胭脂女 yānzhinǚ 女郎 nǚláng 妓家 jìjiā 娘子 niángzi 小娘 xiǎoniáng 娼妇 (娼婦) chāngfu 婆惜 póxī (宋元) 娼女 chāngnǚ 商女 shāngnǚ 客娼/客倡 kèchāng 风尘女子 (風塵女子) fēngchén nǚzi 小妮子 xiǎonīzi 幺二 yāoèr (диалект) 录事 (錄事) lùshì, lùshi (archaic) 暗娼 ànchāng (unlicensed) 暗門子 ànménzi (unlicensed) 杜陵花 dùlínghuā 校书 (校書) jiàoshū 残花败柳 (殘花敗柳) cánhuābàiliǔ 油头粉面 (油頭粉面) yóutóufěnmiàn 流娼 liúchāng 淌白 tǎngbái (沪语) 烟花 yānhuā 狎邪 xiáxié 狹斜女 xiáxiénǚ 猥倡(娼) wěichāng 猥妓 wěijì 猱儿 (猱兒) náoér 珠娘 zhūniáng (粤语) 白面子 báimiànzi 眉史 méishǐ 破鞋 pòxié 私娼 / 私倡 sīchāng 窑娼 (窰娼) yáochāng 窑户(窰戶) yáohǔ 窰姐(窑姐) yáojiě / 窰姐兒(窑姐儿) yáojiěr (北方) 粉头 (粉頭) fěntóu 老举 (老舉) lǎojǔ (粤语) 婊子/表子 biǎozi 脿/婊 biǎo 骚婊子(騷婊子) sāobiǎozi 花姐 huājiě 花娘 huāniáng 花旦 huādàn 荡妇 (蕩婦) dàngfù 莺燕 yīngyàn 莺鹰燕燕 yīng yīngyànyàn 讨人 (討人) tǎorén (方言) 贤歌 (賢歌) xiángē 卖春妇 (賣春婦) màichūnfù 卖笑妇 (賣笑婦) màixiàofù 野花(儿) (野花兒) yěhuār 野鸡 (野雞) yějī 野鳬 (野鳧) yěfú 雉妓 zhìjì 顶老 (頂老) dǐnglǎo 客妻 kèqī 鸨 (鴇) bǎo 鸨儿 (鴇兒) bǎoér 鸨妓 (鴇妓) bǎojì 鸨母 (鴇母) bǎomǔ 青楼 (青樓) qīnglóu 莺燕 (鶯燕) yīngyàn 莺鹰燕燕 (鶯鷹燕燕) yīngyīngyànyàn 姊妹 zǐmèi 花丛 (花叢) huācóng 花国 (花國) huāguó 花界 huājiè Pipas, you must be a professional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:08 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:08 PM Great list. Be careful, though, many of those can only mean prostitute in very rare and specific contexts. Things like 先生, 姑娘, 花旦 and 姊妹 don't usually mean "prostitute". In fact, they are all rather neutral, except 花旦, which doesn't mean prostitute either, but the women playing these roles were often accused of being such in the olden days. Even 小姐 doesn't mean prostitute if the context is missing (expensive night club or brothel, for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:18 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:18 PM Pipas, you must be a professional! The correct English word for that is "pimp" ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erbse Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:37 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:37 PM Pipas, you must be a professional! The correct English word for that is "pimp" ;) It is "pimp" if he works in the position of the manager. If he just works there to entertain the guests, he is indeed a "professional". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:45 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 01:45 PM (edited) hmm this list is interesting, but the context is really very important. Take 内人 for example, this can be used to refer to one's wife, as in 内人可以指： 对别人称自己的妻子，同内子 内人 (唐朝)，唐朝选入宫中宜春院的歌舞妓 内人 (朝鲜王朝)，朝鲜王朝宫廷中级别最低的女官，为从九品 [/b] This makes me curious about the word pimp then. Are there that many words to explain this too? I've heard of 拉皮条/'皮条客/皮条before, but are there other commonly used words? Feel free to keep up the prostitute theme, but we might as well throw in other associated words since we are going down that path on this thread for the prostitute list, if you are going to reference KTV type things, then there is 坐台小姐/女 but i think the actual prostituting seems to occur after they ‘出台’ also, there is 三陪(小姐) Edited November 10, 2009 at 02:01 PM by heifeng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted November 10, 2009 at 02:00 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 02:00 PM This reminds me of that thing about Eskimos having hundreds of words for "snow". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobin Posted November 10, 2009 at 02:26 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 02:26 PM i heard from a local that 姑娘, gu niang, was a term used by the japanese invaders in north china for the chinese girls they desired and abused and thus this word took on a negative connotation. he, my friend, told me to avoid using this word for young girls as it only reminds the folks of the recent and horrid past and casts girls as merely sex objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted November 10, 2009 at 02:48 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 02:48 PM A few years ago while I was in Beijing a tricycle driver called me 姑娘 (really startled me) ...... In Hong Kong, 姑娘 is still commonly used to mean nurses, and less commonly to mean female social workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted November 10, 2009 at 02:56 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 02:56 PM In Shanghai 姑娘 is used very commonly to refer to any young girl. In a restaurant, one often calls 小姑娘 to call the waitress over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted November 10, 2009 at 03:24 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 03:24 PM Some time ago http://www.xingfu.se/%e7%89%9b%e5%b1%84%e8%af%ad%e8%a8%80/ had a lot of slang/sex related words, but it seems to be gone now. Good thing I saved a copy! [Note that it's actually a HTML file, remove the .txt extension.] chinese slang.html.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted November 10, 2009 at 03:39 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 03:39 PM anonymoose, urban legend alert, urban legend alert, urban legend alert! A linguist named Geoff Pullum wrote an entire book about such urban legends, and gave it the fitting title, "The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erbse Posted November 10, 2009 at 03:47 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 at 03:47 PM (edited) Here is the definite link you all have been waiting for. All the slang words about prostitution, sex and all the other things you never talk about but you always wanted to know (双飞, 颜射, 水晶之恋, ...) http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2216 (this domain is banned permanently in China, use a proxy) Can anyone build an Anki deck of that? Edited November 11, 2009 at 10:06 AM by Erbse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobin Posted November 11, 2009 at 12:03 AM Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 at 12:03 AM i tried that link, would not open in mainland china. maybe the word sex in the title sets off the slasher, oops, censor. i will try later as sometimes the block is temporary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobin Posted November 11, 2009 at 12:12 AM Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 at 12:12 AM 'jbradfor', i tried your attached file but was unable to follow your instructions, due to my ignorance of how to remove the txt extension. i can open the file, as it is, and see mostly junk. can you offer more info as to how to , and when to , remove the file extension. i cannot change what i see on the screen, only click on link. what to do as i NEED those terms to fully enjoy the chinese experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted November 11, 2009 at 12:33 AM Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 at 12:33 AM Try opening the file using a web browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.