一樓一鳳

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	female prostitute
trad. (一樓一鳳)		一	樓	一	鳳
simp. (一楼一凤)		一	楼	一	凤
Literally: “one female prostitute per floor”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ lau⁴ jat¹ fung⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ lau⁴ jat¹ fung⁶
    • Yale: yāt làuh yāt fuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ lau⁴ jat⁷ fung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ leo⁴ yed¹ fung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ fʊŋ²²/

Noun

一樓一鳳

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) a system under which female prostitutes operate individually in a flat

Synonyms

• 一樓一／一楼一 (jat¹ lau⁴ jat¹)
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