老鸨 (lǎo bǎo) — procuress; madam

Definição

Historical term for a woman who runs a brothel or procures women for clients. Culturally loaded and almost only seen in period dramas or older literature.

noun
procuressmadam

Exemplos

  • 老鸨
    Nà ge lǎo bǎo bèi zhuā le.
    That madam was arrested.
  • 老鸨
    Tā yǐ qián shì gè lǎo bǎo.
    She used to be a madam.
  • 老鸨
    Diàn yǐng lǐ de lǎo bǎo hěn xiōng.
    The madam in the movie is very fierce.

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