yuàn

衏

Character · Noun

see "háng yuàn"

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

courtyard; establishment (used in the compound 䘕衏)

archaic

This character is almost exclusively used in the compound 䘕衏 (háng yuàn), an archaic term for brothel, guild hall, or theatrical establishment in Song and Yuan dynasty literature.

háng䘕
yuàn衏
rén人
jiā家

people of the pleasure quarters; brothel dwellers

chū出
rù入
yú于
háng䘕
yuàn衏
zhī之
zhōng中

frequenting the brothels and theaters