◎ 臣妾 chénqiè[female servant] 妾的自称-----------------国语辞典：称服贱役的男女。《孝经．孝治章》：「治家者，不敢失于臣妾，而况于妻子乎。」《史记．卷六六．伍子胥传》：「使大夫种厚币遗吴太宰嚭以请和，求委国为臣妾。」英语 (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female), (archaic) male and female slaves, subjects (of a ruler)