歌女 (gē nǚ) — female singer (in old society, often with a social-class implication)
Definition
A '歌女' is a female singer who performs in entertainment venues like nightclubs, often carrying connotations of low social status or a tragic fate in early 20th-century Chinese literature.
noun
female singer (in old society, often with a social-class implication)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 歌女。Jiù shè huì de gē nǚ dà duō chū shēn pín kǔ.Most singing girls in old society came from poor families.
- 歌女。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le yí gè gē nǚ de bēi cǎn mìng yùn.This novel describes the tragic fate of a singing girl.
- ，歌女。Mín guó shí qī, shàng hǎi yǒu hěn duō gē nǚ zài yè zǒng huì biǎo yǎn.During the Republic of China era, Shanghai had many singing girls performing in nightclubs.
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