尋芳問柳

尋芳問柳

Chinese

		to enjoy the flowers; to visit prostitutes	to ask	willow; surname
trad. (尋芳問柳)		尋芳	問	柳
simp. (寻芳问柳)		寻芳	问	柳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúnfāngwènliǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄤ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ fong¹ man⁶ lau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xúnfāngwènliǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄤ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunfangwennleou
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ u̯ən⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam⁴ fong¹ man⁶ lau⁵
    • Yale: chàhm fōng mahn láuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ fong¹ man⁶ lau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ fong¹ men⁶ leo⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²² lɐu̯¹³/

Idiom

尋芳問柳

1. to visit prostitutes; to frequent brothels

Synonyms

• 尋花問柳／寻花问柳 (xúnhuāwènliǔ)