蜃樓

See also: 蜃氣樓

Chinese

		(mythical animal); clam; sea-serpent	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (蜃樓)		蜃	樓
simp. (蜃楼)		蜃	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shènlóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shènlóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shènlóu
    • Wade–Giles: shên⁴-lou²
    • Yale: shèn-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shennlou
    • Palladius: шэньлоу (šɛnʹlou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

蜃樓

1. (literary) mirage

Synonyms

• 海市 (hǎishì)
• 蜃景 (shènjǐng)

Derived terms

• 海市蜃樓 / 海市蜃楼 (hǎishìshènlóu)