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2024
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”.
Noun
青樓
(
literary
)
brothel
;
whorehouse
;
pleasure
quarters
Derived terms
紅粉青樓
/
红粉青楼
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
qīnglóu
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
cing
1
lau
4-2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
qīnglóu
Zhuyin
:
ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄡˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
chinglou
IPA
(key)
:
/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
cing
1
lau
4-2
Yale
:
ch
ī
ng láu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
tsing
1
lau
4-2
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sʰɪŋ
⁵⁵
lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
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