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Chinese translation: 佣人

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English term or phrase:household help
Chinese translation:佣人
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

04:50 Feb 8, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: household help
Context is as below:
"Family members eligible to become Family Guests are: brothers, sisters, father, mother, spouse(s), children, grand children, grand parents, parents-in-law, step parents, step children, step siblings, step grand children, and one household help."
Thanks in advance!

顺祝各位新春快乐！
Zong Yang Yu
China
Local time: 16:29
家仆
Explanation:
在人家家里帮佣的，叫 household help，所以我用了老一点的说法：家僕。

也許在中國大陸已經不這麼稱法了。等別人的指正。
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 16:29
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3 +8家仆
Wenjer Leuschel (X)


  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
家仆


Explanation:
在人家家里帮佣的，叫 household help，所以我用了老一点的说法：家僕。

也許在中國大陸已經不這麼稱法了。等別人的指正。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 16:29
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rushidao: 家佣 may be more appropriate
46 mins
  -> Right. Usually, we call such a person 佣人 or 仆人。
agree  orientalhorizon
10 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Jinhang Wang
16 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Francis Fine
23 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Milton Guo: 只剩”保姆“这一说法了
2 days 23 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  C2Expert: 家佣 seems better
3 days 15 hrs
  -> Thanks. I guess so. “宁予外人，不予家仆”sounds bad.
agree  Helen Li: 家佣
10 days
agree  HaiyingBai (X): interesting
42 days
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