咸水妹 Traditional form: 鹹水妹 Pinyin (reading): xiánshuǐmèi Definitions: (dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid") Characters: 咸 - all, together, united; salted 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice 妹 - younger sister Traditional characters: 鹹 - all, together, united; salted 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice 妹 - younger sister