娼樓

Chinese

		prostitute	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (娼樓)		娼	樓
simp. (娼楼)		娼	楼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chānglóu

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤㄌㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chānglóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤㄌㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: changlóu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang¹-lou²
  - Yale: chāng-lóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: changlou
  - Palladius: чанлоу (čanlou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

娼樓

(literary) brothel; whorehouse; pleasure quarters

Synonyms

Synonyms of 娼樓

妓院 (jìyuàn)
娼寮 (chāngliáo) (dated)
花柳 (huāliǔ) (literary, figurative)
個中／个中 (gèzhōng) (secret language, obsolete)
勾欄／勾栏 (gōulán) (archaic)
半開門／半开门 (Wu, dated)
嚮導社／向导社 (Wu, dated)

妓樓／妓楼 (jìlóu) (literary)
妓館／妓馆 (jìguǎn) (literary)
娼門／娼门 (chāngmén)
書寓／书寓 (Wu, dated)
煙花間／烟花间 (Wu, dated)
窯子／窑子 (yáozi) (colloquial)
青樓／青楼 (qīnglóu) (literary)

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