brothel; entertainment house (archaic)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
brothel; entertainment house with performances
archaicArchaic term. The simplified form '勾栏' is more commonly used in modern references and historical texts. It specifically refers to entertainment venues in the Song and Yuan dynasties that often included theatrical performances and were associated with courtesans.
Yuán元
zá杂
jù剧
cháng常
zài在
gōu勾
lán阑
zhōng中
yǎn演
chū出
。
Yuan variety plays were often performed in entertainment houses.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
le了
Sòng宋
dài代
gōu勾
lán阑
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
This book records the life in Song dynasty brothels/entertainment houses.