Those who know the jargon are the experts. What are the "code words" popular in ancient Chinese brothels?

A popular code word in ancient Chinese brothels:

Eat flower wine

In movies and TV dramas, we often see such a scene, where a person calls his own Friends said they were going to "eat flower wine" together, and "eat flower wine" here means going to a brothel to play together.

Job hopping

In the Ming Dynasty Feng Menglong's work "Guizhi'er", he wrote: You are romantic, I am handsome, I am the same age as you, we are deeply in love, I have made my wish, and if I don't do it again Going to change jobs?, this sentence means that you and I are in love, I would like to be with you, not to be nice to others. The meaning of "job hopping" in this sentence is to be with others. In brothels, "job hopping" means changing to another girl. If the customer doesn't like the girl, he will say "job hopping". In ancient brothels, it was not just the clients who chose the clients, but the girls could also choose the clients. If the girl didn't like the client, it could also be said to be "job hopping". Therefore, there are many touching love stories in brothels, and both parties are on an equal footing. But now, "job hopping" means changing companies and not being satisfied with the current company.

Pub Hall

If the customer finds a girl that is very satisfactory to him in the previous experience, and the girl is also satisfied with the customer, then the customer will call her again the next time he comes to the brothel. This girl invited her to join the banquet.

After class

In ancient times, those who visited brothels may not necessarily be men. Male customers may also bring their female friends, and female friends may come out of curiosity. Come and see the brothel, this time is called "passing class".

Hanging clothes

If the guest sees the girl correctly for the first time, likes the girl and wants to stay overnight, then he will hang his clothes on the hangers in the girl's room. On the top, "hanging clothes" means that both parties are in love.

Mr. Shang

When a guest enters a brothel and asks a girl to accompany him for drinks, he is called "Mr. Shang". If he stays in the brothel for the night, it can also be called "Residence Bureau".

Opening

Opening in a brothel means that the guests ask the girls to chat with them. Of course, it is limited to chatting and does not include other inappropriate behaviors.