Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
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娼 [chāng]
1. 妓女。
(Prostitute.)
2. 古同“倡”,唱戏的女子。
(In ancient times, the same as “倡,” referring to a woman who sings and performs in operas.)
3. 指从事歌舞的女艺人。娼,本作倡。
(Refers to female performers engaged in singing and dancing; historically the same character as “倡” [En. actress].)
4. 娼妓。
(Prostitute; specifically a derogatory term referring to a woman of loose morals.)
Example:
娼女 (Song and dance female performer); 娼优 (Female performers engaged in singing and dancing).
私娼 (Illegal prostitute); 土娼 (Local or rural prostitute).
behave like thieves and prostitutes / a thief if a man and a whore if a woman / (behave like) desperadoes and whores / men as robbers and women as prostitutes / The males are robbers and the females harlots -- to be out-and-out scoundrels.