青樓

青樓

See also: 青楼

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (青樓)		青	樓
simp. (青楼)		青	楼
Literally: “blue-green mansion”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnglóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ lau^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīnglóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinglou
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ lau^4-2
    • Yale: chīng láu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ lau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ leo²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

青樓

1. (literary) brothel; whorehouse; pleasure quarters

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 青樓

勾欄／勾栏 (gōulán) (archaic) 堂子 (tángzi) 妓院 (jìyuàn) 妓館／妓馆 (jìguǎn) 娼寮 (chāngliáo) 婊仔間／婊仔间 (Min Nan) 婊間／婊间 (Min Nan) 暗間仔／暗间仔 (Min Nan) 查某孫間／查某孙间 (Min Nan)

查某間／查某间 (Min Nan) 窯子／窑子 (yáozi) (colloquial) 花柳 (huāliǔ) 花間／花间 (Min Nan) 花間仔／花间仔 (Min Nan) 趁食間／趁食间 (Min Nan) 跤梢間仔／跤梢间仔 (Min Nan) 間仔／间仔 (Min Nan) 間仔底／间仔底 (Min Nan)

Derived terms

紅粉青樓／红粉青楼