lầu xanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

lầu (“multistory building”) +‎ xanh (“grue”), calque of Chinese 青樓 (thanh lâu).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(historical, literary) a brothel

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