炮樓

Chinese

		cannon; gun; firecracker	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (炮樓)		炮	樓
simp. (炮楼)		炮	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pàolóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ lau⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): pao³ lao⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pàolóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pàolóu
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-lou²
    • Yale: pàu-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawlou
    • Palladius: паолоу (paolou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paau³ lau⁴
    • Yale: paau làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paau³ lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pao³ leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːu̯³³ lɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pao³ lao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phàu lâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lau⁵⁵/

Note: pao3 lao5 - Chaoyang.

Noun

炮樓

1. (military) pillbox

   Synonym: 碉堡 (diāobǎo)