brothel; house of pleasure
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
brothel; pleasure quarter; house of entertainment
archaicA classical Chinese four-character idiom (chengyu) referring to entertainment districts or brothels in ancient times. Used historically, not in modern contexts.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
miáo描
huì绘
de的
gǔ古
dài代
dū都
chéng城
，
duō多
yǒu有
Qín秦
lóu楼
Chǔ楚
guǎn馆
。
The ancient capital cities depicted in novels often had pleasure quarters.
Jiù旧
shí时
wén文
rén人
mò墨
kè客
cháng常
liú流
lián连
yú于
Qín秦
lóu楼
Chǔ楚
guǎn馆
zhī之
zhōng中
。
In the old days, scholars and poets often frequented houses of pleasure.