青樓

See also: 青楼

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (青樓)		青	樓
simp. (青楼)		青	楼
Literally: “blue-green mansion”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīnglóu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ lau⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chheng-lâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): cên¹ lao⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīnglóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄌㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cinglóu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-lou²
  - Yale: chīng-lóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinglou
  - Palladius: цинлоу (cinlou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ lau⁴
  - Yale: chīng làuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ lau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ leo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-lâu
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-lâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhenglaau
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lau²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cên¹ lao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheⁿ lâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ lau⁵⁵/

Noun

青樓

(literary) brothel; whorehouse; pleasure quarters

Synonyms

個中／个中 (gèzhōng) (secret language, obsolete)
勾欄／勾栏 (gōulán) (archaic)
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)

Derived terms

紅粉青樓／红粉青楼

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (青樓):

→ Japanese: 青楼(せいろう) (seirō)
→ Korean: 청루(靑樓) (cheongnu)
→ Vietnamese: thanh lâu (青樓)

Others

→ Vietnamese: lầu xanh (楼撑, 樓撑) (calque)

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