Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 4 terms starting with Y.
yat lau yat fung一樓一鳳Hong KongCantonese
'One floor, one phoenix'. The Hong Kong solitary-prostitution arrangement, which avoids the Crimes Ordinance 'vice establishment' offence because the premises is used by only one worker, not the two or more required for the offence.
yellow cardSingaporeEnglish (Singapore)
Registration card carried by sex workers in the police-tolerated Geylang lorongs, indicating DSC Clinic registration and current STI screening.
YoshiwaraJapanJapanese
吉原, Tokyo. The historical Edo-period pleasure quarter; today the largest soapland district in Japan. Like Tobita Shinchi, photography is enforced by the local proprietors' association.
yuán jiāo (援交)Taiwan, Hong KongChinese
Compensated dating. The online-arranged paid-meeting economy in Taiwan and Hong Kong; same risk profile as Japanese papakatsu.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.