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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

セレブ妻

Pronunciation / Transliteration: serebu tsuma

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tai-tai/ˈtaɪ.taɪ/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は優雅なセレブ妻として毎日を過ごしている。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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