| 闺秀 | guī xiù | well-bred young lady | |
| 深闺 | shēn guī | lady's private room or bedroom; boudoir | |
| 闺房 | guī fáng | lady's chamber; boudoir; harem | |
| 大家闺秀 | dà jiā guī xiù | girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house | |
| 闺阁 | guī gé | lady's chamber |
| 1 | When I was in high school, all my girlfriends wanted to get jobs here. And I wanted to be what they were searching for. | |
| 2 | So on a whim my viola-playing girlfriend and I decided to put a quartet together. | |
| 3 | Why, sir, she is my late master's daughter: Catherine Linton was her maiden name. | |
| 4 | And a day out with friends was also likely to cost more money than with their husbands, with women admitting that their friends encourage them to treat themselves more. | |
| 5 | She seems to be a very nice girl though nobody really knows much about her because she keeps herself( very much)to herself. |