奴婢 (nú bì) — (noun) male and female servants/slaves in ancient China
Definition
奴婢 (nú bì) is the historical court term for low-ranking male and female servants/slaves, used in ancient China (palace, wealthy households) rather than modern usage.
noun
male and female servants/slaves in ancient China
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，奴婢。Zài zhè bù diàn shì jù lǐ, nú bì bì xū tīng cóng zhǔ rén de mìng lìng.In this TV drama, servants must obey their masters' orders.
- 奴婢。Huáng gōng lǐ de nú bì yào xiǎo xīn shì fèng huáng dì.The servants in the imperial palace must serve the emperor carefully.
- 奴婢。Gǔ dài yì xiē fù rén jiā lǐ yǎng le xǔ duō nú bì.In ancient times, some wealthy families kept many servants.
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