勾欄

Chinese

		affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook	fence; railing; hurdle fence; railing; hurdle; column; box (as on a document)
trad. (勾欄)		勾	欄
simp. (勾栏)		勾	栏
alternative forms		勾闌／勾阑構欄／构栏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōulán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡㄌㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau¹ laan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōulán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡㄌㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: goulán
  - Wade–Giles: kou¹-lan²
  - Yale: gōu-lán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goulan
  - Palladius: гоулань (goulanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵⁵ län³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau¹ laan⁴
  - Yale: ngāu làahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau¹ laan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo¹ lan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

Noun

勾欄

(archaic) theater (in the Song and Yuan dynasties)
(archaic) brothel
(archaic) railing; carved balustrade

Synonyms

(brothel):

個中／个中 (gèzhōng) (secret language, obsolete)
半開門／半开门 (⁵poe-khe-men) (Wu, dated)
嚮導社／向导社 (⁵shian-dau-zo) (Wu, dated)
妓樓／妓楼 (jìlóu) (literary)
妓院 (jìyuàn)
妓館／妓馆 (jìguǎn) (literary)
娼寮 (chāngliáo) (dated)
娼樓／娼楼 (chānglóu) (literary)
娼門／娼门 (chāngmén)
書寓／书寓 (¹sy-gniu) (Wu, dated)
煙花間／烟花间 (¹i-ho-ke) (Wu, dated)
窯／窑 (yáo) (colloquial)
窯子／窑子 (yáozi) (colloquial)
花柳 (huāliǔ) (literary, figurative)
青樓／青楼 (qīnglóu) (literary)

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