花間

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (花間)		花	間
simp. (花间)		花	间

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoe-kuiⁿ / hoe-keng / hoe-kan

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-kuiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hue-kuinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'kvuy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hue³³ kuĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-keng
    • Tâi-lô: hue-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'kefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-kan
    • Tâi-lô: hue-kan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'kafn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 花間

1. (Southern Min) brothel; whorehouse

Synonyms

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• 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)
• 青樓／青楼 (qīnglóu) (literary)

 

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