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Definition 2024


花柳

花柳

Chinese

 
flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
willow; Liu (a surname)
simp. and trad.
(花柳)

Noun

花柳

  1. (literary) red flowers and green willow leaves
  2. (literary, figuratively) brothel

Derived terms

  • 花柳之姿
  • 花柳叢花柳丛
  • 花柳營花柳营
  • 花柳病 (huāliǔbìng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
りゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

花柳 (hiragana かりゅう, romaji karyū)

  1. (obsolete) red-light district

Derived terms