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煙花柳巷

简 烟花柳巷 · 繁 煙花柳巷
Mandarin · pinyin yān huā liǔ xiàng

Meanings

  1. red-light district
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煙
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花
huā · flower; blossoms
柳
liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
巷
xiàng · alley, lane
烟
yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
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1–1–3–4 · yan1 hua1 liu3 xiang4

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jin1 faa1 lau5 hong6

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noun

  1. red-light district

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