feeling; emotion; passion feeling; emotion; passion; situation |
woman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (情婦) | 情 | 婦 | |
| simp. (情妇) | 情 | 妇 | |
情婦
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姘婦, 情婦 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契家婆 |
| Dongguan | 契家婆, 情婦 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 野老婆 |
| Pingxiang | 野老婆 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契兄婆, 婊婆 |
| Taipei | 夥計 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 夥計 | |
| Kaohsiung | 夥計 | |
| Yilan | 夥計 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 夥計 | |
| Taichung | 夥計仔 | |
| Tainan | 夥計, 契兄婆 GT, 包飼的 GT | |
| Hsinchu | 夥計 | |
| Kinmen | 鬥頭 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 鬥頭 | |
| Leizhou | 契家婆 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 野老婆 |
| Loudi | 野老婆 | |
| Hengyang | 野老婆 | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 情 | 婦 |
| じょう Grade: 5 |
ふ Grade: 5 |
| goon | kan'yōon |
First cited to the early 1900s.[1]
Probably ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 情婦 (MC dzjeng bjuwX). Compare modern Mandarin 情婦／情妇 (qíngfù).
Specifically refers to an extramarital female lover.[1]
Somewhat dated overtones. Often used to refer to a criminal's or player's lover;[1] compare English moll.