小姐

Noun

 * 1) Miss
 * 2) young lady
 * 3)  barmaid; prostitute
 * 1) young lady
 * 2)  barmaid; prostitute

Usage notes

 * In mainland China, 小姐 is less used to mean “young lady” because the meaning “prostitute” took over the original meaning; is used instead.
 * One can still use 小姐 as a title (see the usage example).
 * One should not use 小姐 to call a waitress; the neutral word should be used for that instead.
 * The definition may revert somewhat in the distant future (as with ).
 * The term is still used in some compound words such as.