| prostitute; bitch | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1stearthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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| trad.(婊子) | 婊 | 子 | |
| simp.#(婊子) | 婊 | 子 | |
| alternative forms | 表子obsolete 脿子obsolete | ||
The original form表子 (“lit. a person outside (the man's home)”) is probably anantonym of內子／内子 (nèizǐ, “wife”), refers to a woman who was not a man's wife but had had sexual relationships with him, initially may be used to refer to a mistress, but later it began to be used to refer to prostitutes.
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