紅燈區

See also: 红灯区

Chinese

		red light; stop light; red lantern	area; region; district area; region; district; small; distinguish; surname
trad. (紅燈區)		紅燈	區
simp. (红灯区)		红灯	区

Etymology

Calque of English red-light district.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngdēngqū

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ ㄑㄩ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hung⁴ dang¹ keoi¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): huung³ ang¹ kui^1*

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngdēngqū
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ ㄑㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngdengcyu
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-têng¹-chʻü¹
    • Yale: húng-dēng-chyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngdengchiu
    • Palladius: хундэнцюй (xundɛncjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ dang¹ keoi¹
    • Yale: hùhng dāng kēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ dang¹ koey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ deng¹ kêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: huung³ ang¹ kui^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵŋ²² aŋ³³ kʰui³³⁻³³⁵/

Noun

紅燈區

1. red-light district

Synonyms

• 煙花柳巷／烟花柳巷 (yānhuā liǔxiàng)
• 煙花巷／烟花巷 (yānhuāxiàng)
• 聲色場所／声色场所 (shēngsè chǎngsuǒ)
• 煙花市／烟花市 (yānhuāshì)
• 花街 (huājiē)