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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literature | | Chinese term or phrase: 因为依礼， “妾，接也，言得接见君子而不得伉俪也” | | This sentence is giving me serious trouble.Any suggestions are welcome. |
| | | Concubines were originally taken... | Explanation:
Concubines were originally taken (accepted into a family) only for the purpose of serving their men (mainly having sex with them) and were therefore not entitled to be called wives.
hope it helps
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-04-27 14:43:48 GMT)
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you may also find the definition in original Chinese helpful:
原来妾不过是男女交接之用，她们只能与丈夫亲昵，却没有资格称夫妻。
source: http://baike.baidu.com/view/141466.htm |
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