lầu xanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

lầu +‎ xanh. Compare Chinese 青樓.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləw˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləw˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləw˨˩ san˧˧]

Noun

(archaic, literary) brothel

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