娼家

Chinese

		prostitute	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (娼家)		娼	家
simp. #(娼家)		娼	家
alternative forms		倡家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāngjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāngjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: changjia
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang¹-chia¹
    • Yale: chāng-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: changjia
    • Palladius: чанцзя (čanczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: chēung gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

Noun

娼家

1. household that makes a living through singing and dancing performances
2. brothel (an establishment where sex workers reside and engage in prostitution)
3. prostitute (a person who engages in sex work as an occupation)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (娼家):

• → Japanese: 娼(しょう)家(か) (shōka)
• → Korean: 창가(娼家) (changga)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
娼	家
しょう Hyōgai	か Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーか [shóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːka̠]

Noun

娼(しょう)家(か) • (shōka) ^{←しやうか (syauka)?}

1. brothel

Korean

Hanja in this term
娼	家

Noun

娼家 • (changga) (hangeul 창가)

1. hanja form^? of 창가