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): ㄉㄧㄠㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ lau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diāolóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠㄌㄡˊ
  - 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: ㄉㄧㄠㄌㄡˊㄦ
  - 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

watchtower