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煙花行院

简烟花行院 · 繁煙花行院

Mandarin · pinyin yān huā háng yuàn

brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
院: yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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1–1–2–4 · yan1 hua1 hang2 yuan4

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