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奴婢

nú bì·ㄋㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ

“male and female servants; slaves; humble self-reference used by servants or subjects before a master or emperor”

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奴
nú·ㄋㄨˊ
slave; servant; a humble self-reference (archaic); a derogatory term for a person; to enslave or control.
婢
bì·ㄅㄧˋ
A female servant or maid; historically, a slave girl or a woman from a criminal's family forced into servitude; also a humble self-reference for women.
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