娼家

Chinese

		prostitute	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (娼家)		娼	家
simp. ^#(娼家)		娼	家
alternative forms		倡家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chāngjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ gaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chāngjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤㄐㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: changjia
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang¹-chia¹
  - Yale: chāng-jyā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: changjia
  - Palladius: чанцзя (čanczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng¹ gaa¹
  - Yale: chēung gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng¹ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng¹ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

Noun

娼家

household that makes a living through singing and dancing performances
brothel (an establishment where sex workers reside and engage in prostitution)
prostitute (a person who engages in sex work as an occupation)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (娼家):

→ Japanese: 娼(しょう)家(か) (shōka)
→ Korean: 창가(娼家) (changga)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
娼	家
しょう Hyōgai	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーか [shóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːka̠]

Noun

娼(しょう)家(か) • (shōka) ^{←しやうか (syauka)^?}

brothel

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ “娼家”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term
娼	家

Noun

娼家 • (changga) (hangeul 창가)

hanja form^? of 창가