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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTai-tai
/ˈtaɪ.taɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An affluent married woman of leisure, typically from an upper-class or wealthy expatriate background in urban East or Southeast Asia, who does not need to work.
"She spent her afternoons shopping with the other tai-tais at the luxury mall." - 2
A wealthy housewife characterized by a lifestyle centered around socializing, luxury consumption, and leisure activities.
"The country club was a popular meeting spot for local tai-tais after their morning tennis matches."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Cantonese term 'taai3-taai2' (太太), originally used to address a married woman of high social standing or a wealthy housewife. The term entered English-language publications focusing on Asian expatriate culture during the late 20th century, representing affluent women of leisure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tai-tai" is said worldwide
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femme au foyer aisée
Transliteration: fam o fwa-ye eh-zay
"Elle mène une vie de tai-tai, passant ses journées à faire du shopping."
wohlhabende Hausfrau
Transliteration: vohl-ha-ben-de hous-frou
"Sie verbringt ihre Nachmittage wie eine Tai-Tai beim Einkaufen."
signora dell'alta borghesia
Transliteration: si-nyo-ra del-ta bor-gje-zi-a
"La vita da tai-tai consiste nel frequentare club esclusivi."
mujer de la alta sociedad
Transliteration: mu-her de la al-ta so-sye-dad
"Lleva una vida de tai-tai, dedicada enteramente al ocio."
dona de casa rica
Transliteration: do-na de ka-za hi-ka
"Ela passa o tempo livre fazendo compras como uma verdadeira tai-tai."
अमीर गृहिणी
Transliteration: ameer grihini
"वह एक अमीर गृहिणी की तरह अपना दिन बिताती है।"
阔太太
Transliteration: kuò tàitai
"那些阔太太们经常聚在一起喝下午茶。"
유한부인
Transliteration: yuhan buin
"그녀는 백화점에서 쇼핑을 즐기는 유한부인의 삶을 살고 있다."
セレブ妻
Transliteration: serebu tsuma
"彼女は優雅なセレブ妻として毎日を過ごしている。"
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