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勾栏

gōu lándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
brothel / theater / carved balustrade
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ed5e054853364f3b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

勾欄 勾栏 [gou1 lan2] /brothel/theater/carved balustrade/

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Other forms in these source records: 勾欄

  • 勾
    gōu

    to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gōu], hook

    gòu

    used in 勾當|勾当[gòu dàng]

    Gōu

    surname Gou

  • 栏
    lán

    fence / railing / hurdle / column or box (of text or other data)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.