鹹水妹 xián shuǐ mèi

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

鹹 xián salty, briny; salted; pickled
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
妹 mèi
HSK 2
younger sister