蚊子馆 wén zi guǎn

idle public building; empty unused facility

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (jocularly) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw)

Characters

Character Meaning
蚊 wén
mosquito; old variant of 蚊wén
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
馆 guǎn HSK 2
term for certain service establishments; shop