寫字樓

See also: 写字楼

Chinese

		to write characters; to practice calligraphy	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (寫字樓)		寫字	樓
simp. (写字楼)		写字	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiězìlóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): se² zi⁶ lau⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhie² du⁵ leu³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siá-lī-lâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiězìlóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siězìhlóu
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh³-tzŭ⁴-lou²
    • Yale: syě-dz̀-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieetzyhlou
    • Palladius: сецзылоу (seczylou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: se² zi⁶ lau⁴
    • Yale: sé jih làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se² dzi⁶ lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé² ji⁶ leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ t͡siː²² lɐu̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhie² du⁵ leu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬiɛ⁵⁵ tu³² leu²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-lī-lâu
    • Tâi-lô: siá-lī-lâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaflixlaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ lau²⁴/

Noun

寫字樓

1. (chiefly Mainland China) multi-storey office building (Classifier: 座 m)
2. (Cantonese) office

Synonyms

• (office building): 辦公大樓／办公大楼 (bàngōng dàlóu), 辦公樓／办公楼 (bàngōnglóu)
• (office): 辦公室／办公室 (bàngōngshì)