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  • 1

    n.slaves and maidservants

    • jiǎng jiè shí duì tā de zhèng fǔ guān yuán jiù xiàng yī wèi guì fū rén duì zì jǐ jiā lǐ de nú bì yī yàng

      蒋介石政府官员夫人自己家里奴婢一样

      Chiang handled his government officials as a titled lady handles her household servants.

    • zài fēng jiàn shè huì nú bì zì shǐ zhì zhōng shì yī gè bù kě huò quē de tè shū jiē céng

      封建社会奴婢自始至终不可或缺特殊阶层

      In feudal society, slaves are the indispensable special class throughout the history.

  • 2

    pron.self-reference of eunuchs when speaking to an emperor or empress

    • gǔ dài huàn guān zì chēng wéi nú bì

      古代宦官自称奴婢

      Ancient eunuchs called themselves slaves.

Word usage

  • Note
    "婢" cannot be pronounced as "bēi".