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Here is the Chinese idiom 「走馬章台」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Zhangtai: The name of the street under Zhangtai in Chang’an during the Han Dynasty, which was formerly a synonym for a brothel. Originally refers to riding a horse through Zhangtai. Later it refers to visiting a brothel.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jau2 ma5 jeung1 toi2/toi4
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