jat1 lau4 jat1 gaa3 bou6一樓一架步一楼一架步
Jyutpingjat1 lau4 jat1 gaa3 bou6
Yaleyāt làuh yāt ga bouh
Definition
A one-woman brothel or vice den.
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How it's used
This term specifically refers to a small, independent sex work operation located within a residential apartment unit. It implies a solitary worker rather than a larger establishment or massage parlor. The term is blunt and carries a somewhat seedy or illicit connotation in daily conversation.
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gaan1間gānExamples
That old tenement building seems to have a one-woman brothel.
Do you know where there is a one-woman brothel?
Related words
Common phrases
to raid a one-woman brothel
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a massage parlor or a larger brothel, as the term specifically highlights the single-unit, single-worker nature of the operation.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
