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Chinese
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affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook
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fence; railing; hurdle fence; railing; hurdle; column; box (as on a document)
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trad. (勾欄)
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勾
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欄
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simp. (勾栏)
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勾
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栏
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alternative forms
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勾闌/勾阑 構欄/构栏
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Pronunciation
Noun
勾欄
- (archaic) theater (in the Song and Yuan dynasties)
- (archaic) brothel
- (archaic) railing; carved balustrade
Synonyms
- 個中 / 个中 (gèzhōng) (secret language, obsolete)
- 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)
- 青樓 / 青楼 (qīnglóu) (literary)