書寓

Chinese

		book; letter	reside; residence
trad. (書寓)		書	寓
simp. (书寓)		书	寓

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹sy-gniu

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹sy-gniu
    • MiniDict: sy^平 nyu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹sr-nyy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩⁵⁵ n̠ʲy²¹/

Noun

書寓

1. (Shanghainese, dated) high-quality brothel

Synonyms

• 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)
• 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)