Definition
窑子 is a historical and dialectal (topolectal) term for a brothel, carrying a strong derogatory or old-fashioned tone. It appears mainly in pre-1949 literature or informal speech and is not used in modern polite conversation. The word is more specific and cruder than the neutral 妓院 (jìyuàn, 'brothel').
p.w.
brothel (historical/dialectal, often derogatory)
Examples
- 窑子。Zhège yáo zǐ zài Mínguó shíqī hěn yǒumíng.This brothel was famous during the Republic of China period.
- 窑子。Xiǎoshuō lǐ miáoxiě le yí gè hēi'àn de yáo zǐ.The novel depicts a dark brothel.
- 窑子。Tā niánqīng shí céng qù guò nà zhǒng yáo zǐ.When he was young, he had been to that kind of brothel.
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