臣ㄔㄣˊchén妾ㄑㄧㄝˋqiè

稱服賤役的男女。《孝經·孝治章》：「治家者，不敢失於臣妾，而況於妻子乎。」《史記·卷六六·伍子胥傳》：「使大夫種厚幣遺吳太宰嚭以請和，求委國為臣妾。」

英(literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female), (archaic) male and female slaves, subjects (of a ruler)