碉樓

See also: 碉楼

Chinese

		Tibetan stone house	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (碉樓)		碉	樓
simp. (碉楼)		碉	楼

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diāolóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ lau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diāolóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diaolóu
    • Wade–Giles: tiao¹-lou²
    • Yale: dyāu-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaulou
    • Palladius: дяолоу (djaolou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diāolóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄡˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diaolóur
    • Wade–Giles: tiao¹-lou²-ʼrh
    • Yale: dyāu-lóur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diauloul
    • Palladius: дяолоур (djaolour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu¹ lau⁴
    • Yale: dīu làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹ lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu¹ leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

Noun

碉樓

1. watchtower

See also

• 崗樓／岗楼 (gǎnglóu)
• 高碉 (gāodiāo)
• 望樓／望楼 (wànglóu)