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Chinese
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flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
willow
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| trad. (花柳)
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花
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柳
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| simp. #(花柳)
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花
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柳
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Pronunciation
Noun
花柳
- (literary) red flowers and green willow leaves
- (literary, figurative) brothel or prostitute
- Short for 花柳病 (huāliǔbìng, “sexually transmitted disease”).
Synonyms
- 個中 / 个中 (gèzhōng) (secret language, obsolete)
- 勾欄 / 勾栏 (gōulán) (archaic)
- 半開門 / 半开门 (5poe-khe-men) (Wu, dated)
- 嚮導社 / 向导社 (5shian-dau-zo) (Wu, dated)
- 妓樓 / 妓楼 (jìlóu) (literary)
- 妓院 (jìyuàn)
- 妓館 / 妓馆 (jìguǎn) (literary)
- 娼寮 (chāngliáo) (dated)
- 娼樓 / 娼楼 (chānglóu) (literary)
- 娼門 / 娼门 (chāngmén)
- 書寓 / 书寓 (1sy-gniu) (Wu, dated)
- 煙花間 / 烟花间 (1i-ho-ke) (Wu, dated)
- 窯 / 窑 (yáo) (colloquial)
- 窯子 / 窑子 (yáozi) (colloquial)
- 青樓 / 青楼 (qīnglóu) (literary)
Derived terms
Japanese
Noun
花柳 • (karyū)
- (obsolete) red-light district
Derived terms