粵

花faa1柳lau5

faa1 lau5huā liǔ

English

  1. syphilis (spoken)
  2. venereal disease
  3. brothel

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 性病嘅別稱,又叫做花柳病;源於「尋花問柳」
  2. 妓院嘅別稱

Examples

  • 生花柳

    to be infected by a venereal disease ----

  • 花柳之地

    redlight district

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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