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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jìlóu
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jìlóu
- Wade–Giles: chi4-lou2
- Yale: jì-lóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihlou
- Palladius: цзилоу (czilou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
妓樓
- (literary) brothel; whorehouse; pleasure quarters
Synonyms
- 個中 / 个中 (gèzhōng) (secret language, obsolete)
- 勾欄 / 勾栏 (gōulán) (archaic)
- 半開門 / 半开门 (5poe-khe-men) (Wu, dated)
- 嚮導社 / 向导社 (5shian-dau-zo) (Wu, dated)
- 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)