堂子

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Chinese

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(main) hall; large room
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad.
(堂子)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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堂子

  1. (historical) imperial sacrificial temple (in the Qing Dynasty)
  2. public bathhouse
  3. (Buddhism) Buddhist shrine
  4. (Jianghuai Mandarin, Wu, dated) brothel

Synonyms

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  • (public bathhouse):
  • (Buddhist shrine): 佛堂 (fótáng)
  • (brothel):

Derived terms

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