一樓一鳳
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Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
female prostitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一樓一鳳) | 一 | 樓 | 一 | 鳳 | |
| simp. (一楼一凤) | 一 | 楼 | 一 | 凤 | |
| Literally: “one female prostitute per floor”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6
- Yale: yāt làuh yāt fuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 lau4 jat7 fung6
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 leo4 yed1 fung6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ fʊŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
一樓一鳳
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) a system under which female prostitutes operate individually in a flat