樓桁

Chinese

		house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor	pole plate; purlin; ridge-pole
trad. (樓桁)		樓	桁
simp. (楼桁)		楼	桁
alternative forms		樓栱／楼栱 樓楗／楼楗

Pronunciation

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâu-kông
    • Tâi-lô: lâu-kông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lau'koong
    • IPA (Taipei): /lau²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau²³⁻³³ kɔŋ²³/

Noun

樓桁

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, architecture) building crossbeams; girders (usually strong enough to support a loft on top before the roof)
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, architecture) attic; loft; garret

Synonyms

• (crossbeam): 樓楗楹／楼楗楹
• (garret):
  • (Hokkien) 半樓仔／半楼仔, 半樓／半楼, 樓層仔／楼层仔, 樓屑仔／楼屑仔, 二板仔
  • (Cantonese) 閣仔／阁仔
  • 閣樓／阁楼 (gélóu), 頂樓／顶楼 (dǐnglóu)