崗樓

See also: 岗楼

Chinese

		mound; policeman's beat	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (崗樓)		崗	樓
simp. (岗楼)		岗	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎnglóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˇ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹ lau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kang-lâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎnglóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˇ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎnglóu
    • Wade–Giles: kang³-lou²
    • Yale: gǎng-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaanglou
    • Palladius: ганлоу (ganlou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong¹ lau⁴
    • Yale: gōng làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹ lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong¹ leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-lâu
    • Tâi-lô: kang-lâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kanglaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lau¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³ lau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²⁴/

Noun

崗樓

1. watchtower

Synonyms

• 望樓／望楼 (wànglóu)
• (Hokkien) 銃樓／铳楼

See also

• 碉樓／碉楼 (diāolóu)