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Our focus this time is on the idiom 「青樓楚館」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It’s just like Qinlou and Chuguan. Refers to a place for singing and dancing. Also refers to a brothel.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qīng lóu chǔ guǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching1/cheng1 lau2 cho2 gun2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

