檳榔西施

See also: 槟榔西施

Chinese

betel palm; betel nut; areca nut Xi Shi; beautiful woman
trad. (檳榔西施) 檳榔 西施
simp. (槟榔西施) 槟榔 西施

Pronunciation


Noun

檳榔西施

  1. betel nut beauty”, referring to the previously common phenomenon of employing (scantily clad) young women to sell betel nuts and cigarettes along the roadsides in Taiwan
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