从良 (cōng) — (v.o.) to leave prostitution and get married (historical term)
Definition
From the verb-object compound 从+良: a historical/literary term for a prostitute leaving the trade to marry and live a respectable life. Reads as a fixed, bookish phrase, not a neutral modern expression.
verb
(v.o.) to leave prostitution and get married (historical term)
Examples
- ，从良。Tā céng shì jì nǚ, dàn hòu lái cōng le.She used to be a prostitute, but later she left that life and got married.
- 从良，。Tā nián qīng shí jiù cōng le, guò shàng le ān dìng de shēng huó.When she was young, she left prostitution and married, and then lived a stable life.
- ，。Tā zài èr shí suì shí cóng le liáng, jià gěi le yí wèi shāng rén.At age 20, she left prostitution and married a businessman.
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