咸水妹 xián shuǐ mèi

Guangdong prostitute (old slang)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid")

Characters

Character Meaning
咸 xián HSK 4
salty; salted; all
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
妹 mèi HSK 2
younger sister