Definitions
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- noun A member of a traditional Korean caste of female
entertainers , whose work often includedprostitution
Etymologies
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Examples
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Compare and contrast the lives of a Korean kisaeng and an Iwilei prostitute.
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Compare and contrast the lives of a Korean kisaeng and an Iwilei prostitute.
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Koreans rarely invite Western businesswomen to kisaeng houses.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Koreans rarely invite Western businesswomen to kisaeng houses.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Koreans rarely invite Western businesswomen to kisaeng houses.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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•After dining, an evening often ends at a kisaeng house, an expensive restaurant where beautiful, talented women talk with guests and play music.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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•After dining, an evening often ends at a kisaeng house, an expensive restaurant where beautiful, talented women talk with guests and play music.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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•After dining, an evening often ends at a kisaeng house, an expensive restaurant where beautiful, talented women talk with guests and play music.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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In ancient times, kisaeng were trained in the arts of music and poetry, dedicated to providing entertainment for the king and his guests.
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Finally, the kisaeng known as Suk-ja stopped and pushed her way through a glass-plated doorway.
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