▁There ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁verb ▁for ▁frequent ing ▁prost it utes ▁in ▁Chinese . ▁ ▁Pro st itution ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁above ▁expressions ▁used ▁as ▁ins ult s ▁directed ▁against ▁women , ▁other ▁ins ult s ▁involve ▁ins inu ating ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁prost it utes : ▁▁▁ ▁() ▁= ▁( f em ale ) ▁prost itute ▁▁ ▁() ▁= ▁st inking ▁wh ore ▁▁ ▁( ; ▁literally ▁" s elling ▁to fu ") ▁is ▁a ▁eu ph em ism ▁for ▁prost itution . ▁▁ ▁() ▁= ▁means ▁" Miss " ▁or ▁" Sm all ▁elder ▁sister " ▁in ▁most ▁context s ▁but , ▁now ▁in ▁Northern ▁China , ▁also ▁con notes ▁" pro st itute " ▁to ▁many ▁young ▁women , ▁as ▁it ▁suggests ▁expressions ▁like ▁ ▁() ▁or ▁ ▁( ), ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁b arg irls ▁who ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁prost it utes . ▁ ▁This ▁con notation ▁does ▁not ▁apply ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁M ist ress ▁▁ ▁() ▁= ▁mist ress ▁( lit . ▁" l ittle ▁wife " ▁or ▁" l ittle ▁old ▁women "). ▁Note : ▁when ▁combined ▁with ▁other ▁words , ▁the ▁character ▁ ▁() ▁does ▁not ▁always ▁refer ▁to ▁age ; ▁for ▁example , ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁terms ▁ ▁( ), ▁ ▁( ), ▁ ▁(); ▁or ▁other , ▁more ▁rare ▁cases ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁( ), ▁ ▁( ), ▁ ▁(); ▁or ▁important ▁persons ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁() ▁or ▁ ▁( ). ▁"