半開門

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	open; operate (vehicle); start	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (半開門)		半	開	門
simp. (半开门)		半	开	门

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵poe-khe-men

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵poe-khe-men
    • MiniDict: poe^去 khe men
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²poe-khe-men
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pø³³ kʰe⁵⁵ mən²¹/

Noun

半開門

1. (Shanghainese, dated) secret brothel

Synonyms

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