半樓

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (半樓)		半	樓
simp. (半楼)		半	楼

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-lâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-lâu
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-lâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarlaau
    • IPA (Taipei): /puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lau²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴/

Noun

半樓

1. (Hokkien) garret; loft; attic
2. (Hokkien) mezzanine (small low second story or half-story usually above the ground floor)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 半樓仔／半楼仔, 樓層仔／楼层仔, 樓屑仔／楼屑仔, 樓栱／楼栱, 二板仔
• (Cantonese) 閣仔／阁仔
• 閣樓／阁楼 (gélóu), 頂樓／顶楼 (dǐnglóu)