Definition
舞女 literally means 'dancing woman' and historically refers to a female taxi dancer or hostess who danced with patrons for a fee, especially in early-20th-century China. You'll mainly encounter this word in historical or literary contexts describing old Shanghai nightlife. For a modern professional female dancer, use 舞蹈演员 instead.
n.
taxi dancerdance-hall hostess
Examples
- 舞女。Zhè bù xiǎoshuō miáoshù le jiù Shànghǎi wǔ nǚ de shēnghuó.This novel describes the life of taxi dancers in old Shanghai.
- 舞女。Tā niánqīng shí céng zài wǔtīng dāng guò wǔ nǚ.When she was young, she worked as a taxi dancer in a ballroom.
- 舞女。Hěnduō wǔ nǚ qíshí bìng bú shì zìyuàn xuǎnzé zhè fèn gōngzuò de.Many taxi dancers actually did not voluntarily choose this line of work.
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