間仔

Chinese

		interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (間仔)		間	仔
simp. (间仔)		间	仔

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): keng-á / kan-á

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-á
  - Tâi-lô: king-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keng'ar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-á
  - Tâi-lô: kan-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kan'ar
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Noun

間仔

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) small room (usually piled with bits and pieces of firewood)
(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) brothel; whorehouse
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) public affairs office of a village

Synonyms

(brothel):

Synonyms of 間仔

勾欄／勾栏 (gōulán) (archaic)
堂子 (tángzi)
妓院 (jìyuàn)
妓館／妓馆 (jìguǎn)
娼寮 (chāngliáo)
婊仔間／婊仔间 (Min Nan)
婊間／婊间 (Min Nan)
暗間仔／暗间仔 (Min Nan)
查某孫間／查某孙间 (Min Nan)

查某間／查某间 (Min Nan)
窯子／窑子 (yáozi) (colloquial)
花柳 (huāliǔ)
花間／花间 (Min Nan)
花間仔／花间仔 (Min Nan)
趁食間／趁食间 (Min Nan)
跤梢間仔／跤梢间仔 (Min Nan)
間仔底／间仔底 (Min Nan)
青樓／青楼 (qīnglóu)

Derived terms

間仔底／间仔底

間仔查某／间仔查某

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