hành viện

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Brothel, house of prostitution: "hành viện" is an archaic term referring to a place where prostitution is practiced, a brothel.
    • Disreputable establishment: Historically, it denoted a licensed or tolerated house of prostitution.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Trong tiểu thuyết cổ, nhân vật bị lừa vào một hành viện. (In the classic novel, the character was tricked into entering a brothel.)
    • Từ "hành viện" ngày nay ít được sử dụng trong ngôn ngữ hiện đại. (The word "hành viện" is rarely used in modern language today.)
Advanced Usage
  • This term is primarily found in historical, literary, or legal texts discussing pre-modern or colonial-era contexts. Its usage in contemporary Vietnamese is very limited and would be considered archaic or highly formal/specific.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nhà chứa (n): The more common, though still blunt, term for brothel.
  • Nhà thổ (n): Another synonym for brothel.
  • Lầu xanh (n): A literary or euphemistic term for a brothel.
  • Ả viện (n, archaic): Another archaic term with a similar meaning.
Synonyms
  • Brothel
  • Bordel (from French, used historically in Vietnamese contexts)
  • House of ill repute
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • Vào hành viện: To enter/frequent a brothel. This is not a common idiom but a literal descriptive phrase found in older texts.
    • Nhân vật chính sa cơ lỡ vận, cuối cùng phải vào hành viện. (The main character fell on hard times and ended up having to enter a brothel.)

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