尋芳問柳

Chinese

		to enjoy the flowers; to visit prostitutes	to ask	willow
trad. (尋芳問柳)		尋芳	問	柳
simp. (寻芳问柳)		寻芳	问	柳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xúnfāngwènliǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄤㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ fong¹ man⁶ lau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xúnfāngwènliǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄤㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syúnfangwùnliǒu
  - Wade–Giles: hsün²-fang¹-wên⁴-liu³
  - Yale: syún-fāng-wèn-lyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunfangwennleou
  - Palladius: сюньфанвэньлю (sjunʹfanvɛnʹlju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ wən⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ fong¹ man⁶ lau⁵
  - Yale: chàhm fōng mahn láuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ fong¹ man⁶ lau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ fong¹ men⁶ leo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²² lɐu̯¹³/

Idiom

尋芳問柳

to visit prostitutes; to frequent brothels

Synonyms

尋花問柳／寻花问柳 (xúnhuāwènliǔ)

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