酒店
jiǔdiàn
ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
- 1wine shop
- 2pub (public house)
- 3hotel
- 4restaurant
- 5(Tw) hostess club
In Taiwan
In Taiwan not a hotel but a hostess club — an evening venue with paid companionship. Hotels are 飯店 or 旅館. On the mainland 酒店 is the ordinary word for a hotel, so the difference trips people up in both directions.
Example
那條街上開了好幾家酒店。
nà tiáo jiēshang kāi le hǎojǐ jiā jiǔdiàn
There are several hostess clubs on that street.