楼撑

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Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
楼撑

Noun

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楼撑

  1. Nôm form of lầu xanh (“(history, literary) a brothel”).
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 809:
      楼(lầu)撑(xanh)固(có)媒(mụ)秀(Tú)⿱𣲩女(bà)
      Inside the brothel was an old lady named Tú bà
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