高樓

Chinese

		high; tall	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (高樓)		高	樓
simp. (高楼)		高	楼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāolóu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ lau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-lèu
Min Nan (POJ): ko-lâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāolóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄌㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaulou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gaolóu
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ lau⁴
  - Yale: gōu làuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ lau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ leo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-lèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: go´ leuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ leu²
  - IPA: /ko²⁴ leu̯¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-lâu
  - Tâi-lô: ko-lâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koilaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² laʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ laʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² laʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ laʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ laʊ²³/

Noun

高樓

tall building
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Synonyms

(tall building): 重樓／重楼 (chónglóu), 樓閣／楼阁 (lóugé), 樓臺／楼台 (lóutái), (literary) 危樓／危楼 (wēilóu)

Derived terms

高樓大廈／高楼大厦 (gāolóudàshà)

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