xiá​xié

red-light district

xiá​xié red-light district · to visit a brothel · narrow and winding

  1. xiá adjective
    narrow
    (bound form) narrow; limited in space or breadth
  2. slanting
    (literary) slanting; tilted; same as xié

xiá​xié improper

  1. xiá adjective
    narrow-minded
    (bound form) narrow-minded; limited in perspective or tolerance
  2. xié adjectivenoun
    evil; demonic
    wicked; nefarious; heretical; (noun) evil spirits or disasters caused by them