yuàn

archaic
noun

Meaning of 妓院

妓院 means brothel; whorehouse. Pronounced jì yuàn.

  • brothel; whorehouse

Definitions & Examples

Zài
jiù
shè
huì
 
tiáo
jiē
shàng
yǒu
hěn
duō
yuàn
 

In the old society, there were many brothels on that street.

Zhè
xiǎo
shuō
miáo
xiě
le
mín
guó
shí
yuàn
de
shēng
huó
 

This novel depicts life in brothels during the Republican era.

Zhè
jiā
lǎo
de
jiàn
zhù
guò
shì
jiā
yuàn
 

This old building used to be a brothel.