Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「柳街花巷」, detailed below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「柳街花巷」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
It used to refer to a brothel or a place where brothels gathered. Same as “Liuxiang Huajie”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
liǔ jiē huā xiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lau5 gaai1 fa1 hong6/hong2
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

