陪唱女

péichàngnǚ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 KTV hostess
  2. 2 female singing companion (in karaoke venues)

Examples

Nà jiā KTV gùle bù shǎo péichàngnǚ.
That KTV employs quite a few hostesses.
Tā zài xiǎoshuō lǐ xiědào le yí ge péichàngnǚ de gùshi.
His novel tells the story of a KTV hostess.

Tips

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Refers specifically to women hired to sing and drink with KTV customers — a grey-zone profession in China, often (though not always) overlapping with sex work. The broader euphemism 小姐 covers similar work.

Stroke Order

péi
chàng