harem
['hɛrəm]
n. 闺房, (闺房里)妾

1. The sultan's wives and concubines live in the harem.
   苏丹妾住後.
2. Moslems seclude their wives in the harem.
   回教徒隔绝闺房。
3. In the past in old China, women were secluded from public view in the harem.
   去，女抛头露，深闺阁。

harem
[ noun ]
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
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Harem \Ha"rem\ (h[=a]"r[e^]m; 277), n.[Ar. haram, orig.,
anything forbidden or sacred, fr. harama to forbid,
prohibit.] [Written also haram and hareem.]
1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females
in Mohammedan families.

2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man,
in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.