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A member of a traditional Korean caste of female entertainers, whose work often included prostitution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Borrowed from Korean 기생(妓生) (gisaeng).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
妓生
(jìshēng)
— a Korean entertainer
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Japanese:
妓生
(gisei)
— a Korean entertainer
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Japanese:
キーセン
(kīsen)
— a Korean entertainer
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Korean:
기생
(gisaeng)
— a Korean entertainer
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Korean:
기녀
(ginyeo)
— a Korean entertainer
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Russian:
кисэ́н
(kisɛ́n)
— a Korean entertainer