| 释义 |
‖ kisaeng|ˈkiːsaŋ, -ɛŋ|
Also gesang, ki-saing, kisang.
[Korean.]
In Korea, a trained female entertainer, the Korean equivalent of the geisha girl.
1895L. J. Miln Quaint Korea vi. 155 The Korean word for the class of women of whom I am writing is ki-saing; but they are generally called geisha. 1904C. J. D. Tayler Koreans at Home ix. 50 The favourite entertainment for those who can afford it is the dancing of ‘gesang’. 1905J. London Jacket (1915) 212 Tell us more about the kisang and the curries. 1908H. N. Allen Things Korean viii. 125 The best performances..consist of dances by the class of public dancing girls or gesang. 1951C. Osgood Koreans & their Culture xiv. 259 The kisaeng entertainments seem to have started as a court institution. 1953D. Portway Korea vi. 107 The Korean married woman is much too home-bound to be expected to sit down at a public dinner, and the kisaeng girl takes her place... The kisaeng girl is definitely not a prostitute, though probably the height of her ambition is to become the concubine of some wealthy man. 1973Guardian 31 Jan. 4/6 In South Korea they [sc. Japanese tourists] are herded to mock ‘kisaeng’ parties designed to camouflage courtesans as trained ‘kisaeng’ (traditionally skilful, geisha-like entertainers). |