n. (Hira=めかけ) mistress, concubine, female lover

n. (Trad=妾, Pinyin=qie4) concubine

n. (Simp=妾, Pinyin=qie4) concubine

[妾] a concubine; a (secret) mistress

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[帖] an album; a (note) book

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[貼] a pack (of herb-medicine); a package (of prepared herbs)

[妾-] take a concubine (with due ceremony)

qi1 bu4 ru2 qie4, qie4 bu4 ru2 tou1, tou1 de2 zhao2 bu4 ru2 tou1 bu4 zhao2
A concubine is better than a wife, a lover is better than a concubine, an unobtainable love is better than an obtainable.
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