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单词 oiran
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oirann.

Brit. /ˈɔɪrən/, /ˈɔɪran/, U.S. /ˈɔɪr(ə)n/, /ˈɔɪˌrɑn/
Inflections: Plural unchanged, oirans.
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese oiran.
Etymology: < Japanese oiran, lit. ‘one of ours’ (late 18th cent.) < oira, 1st person plural pronoun + -n (shortened < no, possessive particle with pronominal function), with implied object of possession.
Now historical.
A Japanese courtesan of high standing.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute > courtesan
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oiran1871
1871 A. B. Mitford Tales Old Japan I. 67 They are employed to wait upon the Oiran, or fashionable courtesans.
1904 R. J. Farrer Garden of Asia xix. 181 Of all glories in Japan, the richest is that of the Oiran, or established beauty of the Yoshiwara.
1958 H. S. Williams Shades of Past 228 During the nineteen-thirties..the oiran gradually disappeared from the bachelor establishments, their places being taken by pinup girls.
1970 J. Kirkup Japan behind Fan 90 The boys..who are indistinguishable from the oiran, the geisha and other women.
1999 K. Aihara World of Geisha 49 Oirans are often heroines in kabuki plays.
2003 Japan Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. What came to be considered iki (stylish) was not the sex, but the human relationship that the clients developed with the oiran.
2005 Daily Yomiuri 29 Mar. 20/2 Clay dolls in the form of kabuki actors, oiran (elegant geisha) and sumo wrestlers vie for space..in the studio of Tsuyoshi Haga, a master craftsman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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