gái bao
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɣaːj˧˥ ɓaːw˧˧/
Central
/ɣa̰ːj˩˧ ɓaːw˧˥/
Southern
/ɣaːj˧˥ ɓaːw˧˧/
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courtesan
Noun
courtesan
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
courtesan Family, Relationships & Life Events
A woman who is paid by a wealthy person to be their long-term companion and sexual partner.
vi Cô ấy chấp nhận cuộc sống của một gái bao để có tiền.
en She accepted the life of a courtesan to have money.
Parts
gái / bao / A compound of gái + bao …
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Parts
gái / bao / A compound of gái + bao …
OriginA compound of gái + bao
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𡛔包
Candidates by syllable
gái
𡛔
bao
包
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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con gái / cô gái / bạn gái / bé gái …
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Use
con gái / cô gái / bạn gái / bé gái …