角樓

Chinese

		horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (角樓)		角	樓
simp. (角楼)		角	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎolóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³ lau^4-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kok-lèu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎolóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎolóu
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³-lou²
    • Yale: jyǎu-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaulou
    • Palladius: цзяолоу (czjaolou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gok³ lau^4-2
    • Yale: gok láu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸ lau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gog³ leo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kok-lèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gog^ˋ leu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gog⁵ leu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kok̚² leu̯¹¹/

Noun

角樓

1. (architecture) corner tower (chiefly in traditional Chinese architecture)

Related terms

• (chiefly in traditional European architecture) 角臺／角台 (jiǎotái)