騎樓

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Chinese

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to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (騎樓)
simp. (骑楼)
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Noun

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騎樓

  1. (architecture) qilou (a style of architecture commonly found in southern China and Taiwan, where the first floor is composed of commercial shops with the street-facing part turned into a veranda for pedestrians, and the second floor and above are used as living spaces)
  2. balcony; terrace; patio

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