包房

Mandarin · pinyin bāo fáng

Meanings

  1. compartment (of train, ship etc)
  2. private room at restaurant
  3. rented room for karaoke
  4. hotel room rented by the hour
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包
bāo · wrap, pack, bundle; package
房
fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
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1–2 · bao1 fang2

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verb

  1. (intransitive, verb-object) to rent a private room or compartment

noun

  1. (intransitive) private room (in a restaurant, karaoke bar, etc.); cabin; compartment; booth

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包房 · bao1 fang2
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Exact source record包房 包房 [bao1 fang2] /compartment (of train, ship etc)/private room at restaurant/rented room for karaoke/hotel room rented by the hour/