Definition
从良 (v.o.) is a historical term referring to a prostitute leaving her profession to get married, thereby 'returning to goodness' (良). It is a separable verb (离合词) meaning the verb 从 and the object 良 can be split by particles or measure words, e.g., 从了良 (left prostitution). The term is archaic and not used in modern daily life.
v.o.
(v.o.) to leave prostitution and get married (historical term)
Examples
- ，从良。Tā céng shì jìnǚ, dàn hòulái cōng le.She used to be a prostitute, but later she left that life and got married.
- 从良，。Tā niánqīng shí jiù cōng le, guò shàng le āndìng de shēnghuó.When she was young, she left prostitution and married, and then lived a stable life.
- ，。Tā zài èrshí suì shí cōng le liáng, jià gěi le yí wèi shāngrén.At age 20, she left prostitution and married a businessman.
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