hángyuàn

䘕衏

Word · NounTraditional䘕䭏

brothel; actors' or prostitutes' quarters; variant of '行院'

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

ancient term for a brothel or the residence of entertainers/prostitutes

archaic

This is a historical and archaic term, mostly found in classical literature (e.g., Yuan dynasty plays). The term '行院' (hángyuàn) is more standard and recognized. This variant is rare and considered a historical orthographic variant.

Zài在
yī一
xiē些
yuán元
zá杂
jù剧
zhōng中
 ,
kě可
jiàn见
dào到
‘‘
háng䘕
yuàn䭏
 ’
yī一
cí词
 。

The term '䘕䭏' can be seen in some Yuan dynasty plays.

Gāi该
cí词
shì是
‘‘
háng行
yuàn院
 ’
de的
yì异
tǐ体
xiě写
fǎ法
 。

This word is a variant written form of '行院'.