妓樓

妓樓

Chinese

		prostitute	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (妓樓)		妓	樓
simp. (妓楼)		妓	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìlóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìlóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihlou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìlóu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

妓樓

1. (literary) brothel; whorehouse; pleasure quarters

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 妓樓

勾欄／勾栏 (gōulán) (archaic) 半開門／半开门 (Wu, dated) 嚮導社／向导社 (Wu, dated) 妓院 (jìyuàn) 妓館／妓馆 (jìguǎn) (literary) 娼寮 (chāngliáo) (dated)

娼樓／娼楼 (chānglóu) (literary) 書寓／书寓 (Wu, dated) 煙花間／烟花间 (Wu, dated) 窯子／窑子 (yáozi) (colloquial) 花柳 (huāliǔ) (literary, figurative) 青樓／青楼 (qīnglóu) (literary)