# 堂子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tángzi
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ˙ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tong$^4$ zi$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$daon-tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tángzi
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tángzi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: tʻang$^2$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: táng-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarng.tzy
*** Palladius: танцзы (tanczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɑŋ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tong$^4$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: tòhng jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tong$^4$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tong$^4$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$daon-tsy
*** MiniDict: daon$^去$ tsy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$daan-tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dɑ̃²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

### Noun

堂子
* (historical) imperial sacrificial temple (in the Qing Dynasty)
* public bathhouse
* (Buddhism) Buddhist shrine
* (Jianghuai Mandarin, Wu, dated) brothel

#### Synonyms

* (public bathhouse):
* 浴室 (yùshì) (chiefly mainland China)
* 澡堂 (zǎotáng)
* 澡堂子 (zǎotángzi)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 澡堂, 澡堂子, 浴池 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 澡堂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 澡堂子, 洗澡堂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 浴室, 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 浴室, 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 浴室, 澡堂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 浴池, 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 浴池, 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 澡堂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 浴室, 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 澡堂子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 浴室, 澡堂子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 浴池, 澡堂子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 澡堂子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 澡堂子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 澡堂子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 澡堂子, 澡堂, 堂子, 洗澡堂, 浴室 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 澡堂子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 澡堂子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 澡堂子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 澡兒堂子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 洗澡堂子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 澡堂子, 澡堂兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 澡堂兒, 澡堂子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 澡堂子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 浴池, 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 浴池, 澡堂子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 澡堂子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 浴室, 浴池, 洗澡堂子, 澡堂子, 堂子, 暖窯 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 浴池, 澡堂子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 澡堂子, 洗澡堂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 澡堂子, 洗澡堂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 浴池, 澡堂子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 澡堂子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 澡堂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 浴室, 澡堂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 浴室, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 洗澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 洗澡堂, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 浴室, 洗澡堂, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 浴室, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 浴室, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 浴室, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 洗澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 浴室, 洗澡堂, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 浴室 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 浴室, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 浴室, 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 澡堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 浴室, 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 澡堂子, 澡堂, 浴室, 混堂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 浴室, 澡堂子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 浴池, 洗澡堂, 澡堂子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 澡堂子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 澡堂子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 澡堂子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 澡堂子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 浴池, 澡堂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 澡堂 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 沖涼鋪 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 澡堂子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 洗澡堂 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 洗澡堂 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 洗澡堂 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 浴堂, 澡堂 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 澡堂子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 浴室, 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Jin | Datong | 澡堂子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 澡堂子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 澡堂子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Jin | Linhe | 澡堂子 |
| Jin | Jining | 澡堂 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 澡堂子, 澡堂 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 澡堂子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 澡堂子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 澡堂子 |
| Jin | Handan | 浴池, 澡堂 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 浴池, 澡堂 |
| Jin | Suide | 澡堂子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 澡堂 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 浴堂, 浴房 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 混堂 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 浴室, 混堂 |
| Wu | Danyang | 混堂 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 混堂 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 浴室, 混堂 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 混堂 |
* (Buddhist shrine): 佛堂 (fótáng)
* (brothel):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 妓院, 妓館, 娼寮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 窯子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 妓院, 風月場所 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 窯子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 妓院 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 窯子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 窯子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 窯子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 窯班 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 堂子 dated |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老舉寨, 老舉寮, 寨口 dated, 河下 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 妓院, 雞竇, 妓寨, 老舉寨, 馬檻 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老舉寨 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 老舉寨 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老舉寨 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 婊子堂, 堂子把下 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 婊子房 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 老舉寨 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老舉寨 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 賺食間仔 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 妓院 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 窯子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 妓嫲行 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 婊子場, 白面厝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 查某間, 妓女間, 婊仔間, 婊間, 花間, 間仔底, 間仔, 跤梢間仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 查某間, 婊仔間, 花間 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 查某間, 查某孫間, 婊仔間, 花間仔, 花間, 間仔底 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 跤梢間仔, 貓仔間, 蟯仔街 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 跤梢間仔, 跤梢間, 酒家, 妓女戶, 暗間仔, 跤仔間, 茶店仔, 查某間, 大肚夫, 竹篙厝 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 跤梢間仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 查某間, 跤梢間仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 妓女戶, 酒家, 暗間仔, 跤梢間仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 酒家, 跤梢間仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 酒家, 跤梢間仔, 貓仔間 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 酒家, 跤梢間仔, 貓仔間, 妓女戶, 菜店, 查某間仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 酒家, 跤梢間仔, 暗間仔, 妓女戶, 貓仔間 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 妓女戶, 酒家, 暗間仔, 跤梢間仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 妓女戶, 查某間, 暗間仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 查某間, 烏間, 跤梢間 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 跤梢間仔, 查某間 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 酒家, 跤梢間仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 酒家, 跤梢間仔, 菜店 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 跤梢間仔, 趁食間仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 相楗仔, 妓女戶 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 跤梢間, 妓女院 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 跤梢間, 妓女院, 菜店 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 婊間, 摃間 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 查某館 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 娘館 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 老舉寨 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老妓寨 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 妓院, 堂子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 堂子 dated |
| Xiang | Changsha | 窯班 |

#### Derived terms

* 澡堂子 (zǎotángzi)
* 相公堂子