楼撑

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

楼撑

  1. Nôm form of lầu xanh ((history, literary) a brothel).
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 809:
      (lầu)(xanh)()(mụ)()⿱𣲩女()
      Inside the brothel was an old lady named Tú bà