樓臺

See also: 樓台 and 楼台

Chinese

		house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (樓臺/樓台)		樓	臺/台
simp. (楼台)		楼	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóutái

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóutái
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóutái
    • Wade–Giles: lou²-tʻai²
    • Yale: lóu-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: loutair
    • Palladius: лоутай (loutaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

樓臺

1. tall building; tower
2. (dialectal) balcony; gallery

Synonyms

• (tall building):

• 危樓／危楼 (wēilóu) (literary)
• 樓仔／楼仔 (Min Nan)
• 樓宇／楼宇 (lóuyǔ)
• 樓房／楼房 (lóufáng)
• 樓閣／楼阁 (lóugé)
• 重樓／重楼 (chónglóu)
• 高樓／高楼 (gāolóu)

 

• (balcony): 涼臺／凉台 (liángtái)

Derived terms

• 平地樓臺／平地楼台
• 樓臺會／楼台会
• 近水樓臺／近水楼台
• 金粉樓臺／金粉楼台

 

Proper noun

樓臺

1. (～鄉) Loutai (a township in Zhushan, Shiyan, Hubei, China)