lầu xanh

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Definition

Noun: - Brothel: A place where people, typically women, engage in sexual activity for money; historically, a term for such establishments in ancient or feudal times.

Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Trong "Truyện Kiều", Thúy Kiều đã bị ép phải sốnglầu xanh. (In "The Tale of Kieu", Thuy Kieu was forced to live in a brothel.)
    • Lầu xanh một chủ đề nhạy cảm trong văn học cổ điển Việt Nam. (The brothel is a sensitive topic in classical Vietnamese literature.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Chốn lầu xanh": A poetic or literary phrase meaning "the place of the green tower," used euphemistically to refer to a brothel.
    • Nàng đành rời bỏ chốn lầu xanh để tìm một cuộc sống mới. (She had to leave the brothel to seek a new life.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Nhà chứa (noun): A more direct and modern synonym for brothel.
  • Nhà thổ (noun): Another term for brothel, slightly archaic but still understood.
  • Kỹ viện (noun): A historical term for an entertainment house that could include brothels.
Synonyms
  • Brothel: The direct English equivalent.
  • Bordello: A synonym for brothel, often with a slightly old-fashioned connotation.
  • House of prostitution: A more formal descriptive term.
Related Phrases
  • Vào lầu xanh: To enter or be sent to a brothel (often implying coercion).
    • Số phận nghiệt ngã đã đẩy ấy vào lầu xanh. (A cruel fate pushed her into the brothel.)
Related Idioms
  • "Sống kiếp lầu xanh": To live the life of a brothel dweller (implies a life of suffering and disgrace).
    • Câu chuyện kể về một người phụ nữ phải sống kiếp lầu xanh. (The story tells of a woman who had to live the life of a brothel dweller.)
noun
  1. brothel