章台

章臺
zhāngtái
  1. street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area
  2. red-light district

CEDICT

  1. 战国时秦王所建的亭台。位于今陝西省长安故城西南。
  2. 汉代长安内的一条街。
  3. 妓女聚集的地方。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 章 zhāng
  1. chapter
  2. section
  3. clause
  4. movement (of symphony)
  5. seal
  6. badge
  7. regulation
  8. order
=2 台 tái
  1. (classical) you (in letters)
  2. variant of 台 tái
=2 台 tái desk; table; counter
=2 台 tái
  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. terrace
  4. stand
  5. support
  6. station
  7. broadcasting station
  8. classifier for vehicles or machines
=2 台 tái typhoon

Containing this entry

走马章台 zǒumǎzhāngtái to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes

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烟花市 yānhuāshì
  1. (old) red-light district
  2. brothel
烟花柳巷 yānhuāliǔxiàng red-light district
红灯区 hóngdēngqū red-light district
声色场所 shēngsèchǎngsuǒ red-light district
花街 huājiē red-light district
花街柳巷 huājiēliǔxiàng (idiom) red-light district
黄泛区 huángfànqū red-light district