visit prostitutes; patronize brothels
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to visit prostitutes; to patronize a brothel; to spend the night with a prostitute
formalFormal or literary term. In modern spoken Chinese, 嫖娼 (piáo chāng) or 嫖妓 (piáo jì) are more commonly used in formal contexts, while colloquial speech might use euphemisms like 找小姐.
Gǔ古
dài代
xǔ许
duō多
wén文
rén人
dōu都
yǒu有
sù宿
chāng娼
de的
jīng经
lì历
。
Many ancient literati had experiences of visiting brothels.
Tā他
zài在
wài外
dì地
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
shí时
céng曾
jīng经
sù宿
chāng娼
。
He used to visit prostitutes when doing business out of town.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
wéi为
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
sù宿
chāng娼
。
This behavior was called 'sù chāng' (visiting prostitutes) in ancient times.