堂子

Chinese

(main) hall; large room
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(堂子)

Pronunciation


Noun

堂子

  1. (historical) imperial sacrificial temple (in the Qing Dynasty)
  2. public bathhouse
  3. (Buddhism) Buddhist shrine
  4. (Jianghuai Mandarin, Wu, dated) brothel

Synonyms

  • (public bathhouse):
  • (Buddhist shrine): 佛堂 (fótáng)
  • (brothel):

Derived terms