- 烟花柳巷 yānhuāliǔxiàng red-light districtred-light district; a neighborhood characterized by brothels and prostitution
- 烟花风月 yānhuāfēngyuè lovemaking(idiom) refers to sex or the making of love
- 烟花厂 yānhuāchǎng firework factorya factory that manufactures fireworks
- 烟花场 yānhuāchǎng brothelbrothel; especially common in literary contexts such as Yuan dynasty theater
- 烟花女 yānhuānǚ prostituteprostitute, especially in historical literature or theater
- 烟花寨 yānhuāzhài brothelbrothel; specifically used in Yuan Dynasty theater and literature
- 柳烟花雾 liǔyānhuāwù scenery of springthe beautiful sights of spring; literally "willow smoke and flower mist"
- 烟花市 yānhuāshì red-light district(literary) a red-light district or brothel; a place of prostitution
- 烟花爆竹 yānhuābàozhú fireworksfireworks and firecrackers as physical objects, rather than the visual display they produce
- 烟花簿 yānhuābù catalog of prostitutes(literary) A list or catalog of registered prostitutes, particularly as referred to in Yuan Dynasty theater and literature
- 烟花粉黛 yānhuāfěndài prostitutescourtesans or singsong girls
- 烟花行院 yānhuāhángyuàn brothelbrothel, especially in the context of Yuan Dynasty theater
- 烟花阵 yānhuāzhèn brothelbrothel, especially in literature and theater from the Yuan dynasty
- 烟花巷 yānhuāxiàng red-light districtred-light district; brothel area
- 泼烟花 pōyānhuā prostitute(literary) low-class or vulgar prostitute; a term of abuse for a woman, used in classic literature like [[水浒传|水滸傳|shui3 hu3 zhuan4]]
- 烟花债 yānhuāzhài love affairA love affair or romantic entanglement, especially one involving a debt of affection or a relationship with a courtesan or prostitute