暗娼 (Chinese PinYin: [àn chāng]; traditional Chinese: 暗娼) may mean: (1) unlicensed prostitute; (2) illicit prostitution; (3) unregistered prostitute. The term can be used in formal and informal communications in Mandarin Chinese. Some phrases and expressions are: 暗娼人群 (the unregistered sex workers), 暗娼的平均从业年龄 (average working age of the unregistered sex workers), 暗娼的数量 (number of unregistered prostitutes), 暗娼的血液样本 (blood samples from unregistered prostitutes), 一个暗娼 (an unlicensed prostitute).
Literally: 暗 (hidden) + 娼 (prostitute)
1. How to pronounce 暗娼?
Chinese Pinyin: [àn chāng]
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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 暗娼
Synonyms: 妓女, 娼妓, 卖淫者, 小姐, 烟花女子, 青楼女子, 鸡, 失足妇女, 大保健,
Antonyms: 明娼,
3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 暗娼
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Collocation: 暗娼人群 (the unregistered sex workers), 暗娼的平均从业年龄 (average working age of the unregistered sex workers), 暗娼的数量 (number of unregistered prostitutes), 暗娼的血液样本 (blood samples from unregistered prostitutes), 一个暗娼 (an unlicensed prostitute),
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4. How to use 暗娼 in a sentence?
Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 暗娼.
4.1 19世纪中, 巴黎暗娼的数量是难以估计的.
Translation: It is impossible to say how many unregistered prostitutes there were in Paris during the mid-nineteenth century.
4.2 暗娼是更不稳定和危险的存在
Translation: An unregistered prostitute led an even more precarious existence.
4.3 她是做暗娼的
Translation: She is an unregistered prostitute.
4.4 在嫖娼合法的城市里, 暗娼 (大部分都是外国人) 的数量经常都是比登记的合法妓女多的.
Translation: In cities where registered prostitution is legal, unregistered prostitutes, most of whom are foreigners, often outnumber the registered ones.
4.5 这是为了了解暗娼人群的艾滋病相关知识水平
Translation: This is to understand the AIDS knowledge in the unlicensed prostitutes.
4.6 这是那些暗娼的血液样本
Translation: These blood samples are from these unregistered prostitutes.
4.7 我们酒店不允许暗娼
Translation: We can’t have unregistered prostitutes doing business at our hotel.
4.8 研究表明暗娼的平均从业年龄是2年。
Translation: A study indicated that the unregistered prostitutes have been operating for two years on the average.
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