洗樓
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Chinese
[edit]to wash; to bathe | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor | ||
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trad. (洗樓) | 洗 | 樓 | |
simp. (洗楼) | 洗 | 楼 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai2 lau4-2
- Yale: sái láu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai2 lau4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: sei2 leo4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]洗⫽樓 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, literally) to clean a building
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively, in elections) to campaign for votes in the entire building