藝伎 (ngai6 gei6) — (Sinicised) geisha | Kansai Region word for "geisha" is 藝妓 (geiki) but '妓' has negative connotations in Chinese, therefore 藝妓 is changed to 藝伎 in Chinese. The word "Geisha" itself is from the Tokyo-region 藝者 in Cantonese
ngaiˍ₆藝geiˍ₆伎简 艺伎
Mandarin Pinyin: yi4 ji4
Meaning of 藝伎
noun(Sinicised) geisha | Kansai Region word for "geisha" is 藝妓 (geiki) but '妓' has negative connotations in Chinese, therefore 藝妓 is changed to 藝伎 in Chinese. The word "Geisha" itself is from the Tokyo-region 藝者