Definition
小班 refers to the junior class in a Chinese kindergarten (幼儿园), typically for children aged 3–4. It is also a topolectal term (chiefly Taiwanese or Shanghainese slang) for a high-class brothel. The two meanings are completely unrelated, so context is crucial.
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junior classthe most junior level in a kindergarten or nursery(dialect/Taiwan slang) first-rate brothelhigh-class whorehouse
Examples
- 小班。Wǒ de háizi jīnnián shàng xiǎo bān le.My child is in the junior class this year.
- 小班。xiǎo bān de háizi měitiān dōu yǒu wǔshuì shíjiān.The children in the junior class have nap time every day.
- 小班。Zhè bù lǎo diànyǐng lǐ yǒu yī gè chǎngjǐng shì zài xiǎo bān pāi de.There is a scene in this old movie that was filmed in a first-rate brothel.
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