▁() ▁thus ▁often ▁car ries ▁with ▁it ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁familiar ity . ▁▁ ▁( ), ▁lit ., ▁" l ittle ▁wife " ▁( but ▁definitely ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁mistaken ▁for ▁" the ▁little ▁woman ", ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁referring ▁to ▁a ▁wife ▁in ▁English ). ▁▁ ▁( ), ▁lit ., ▁" the ▁second ▁mist ress " ▁( me ans ▁a ▁conc ub ine , ▁a ▁kept ▁woman ). ▁▁ ▁( ), ▁lit ., ▁" l ittle ▁three " ▁( me ans ▁a ▁mist ress , ▁since ▁she ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁third ▁person ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ). ▁ ▁Bre asts ▁▁ ▁( ; ▁literally ▁cat ' s ▁p urr ing ▁" me ow ▁me ow ") ▁is ▁a ▁eu ph em ism ▁for ▁breast . ▁▁ ▁( ; ▁literally ▁" big ▁to fu ") ▁sl ang ▁for ▁large ▁bre asts , ▁more ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁Gu ang d ong ▁▁ ▁( ; ▁literally ▁" ste amed ▁b un ") ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁bre asts ; ▁as ▁mant ou ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁northern ▁Chinese ▁cu is ine ▁this ▁term ▁is ▁used ▁primarily ▁in ▁northern ▁China . ▁▁ ▁( , ▁literally ▁" wave " ▁or ▁" und ulating ", ▁but ▁sometimes ▁suggested ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁" ball " ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁similar ▁pron unci ation ) ▁= ▁bo obs . ▁The ▁typical ▁instance ▁is ▁ ▁( ), ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁woman ▁with ▁very ▁large ▁bre asts . ▁▁ ▁(); ▁lit . ▁" h