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Chinese
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green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
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house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
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| trad. (青樓)
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青
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樓
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| simp. (青楼)
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青
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楼
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| Literally: “blue-green mansion”.
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
青樓
- (literary) brothel; whorehouse; pleasure quarters
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)
- 花柳 (huāliǔ) (literary, figurative)
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