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  lau4   jyutping
  lou2   pinyin
[1] multi-storey building
[2] floor; level (of a building)
[3] arch way; tower

noun
Stroke count: 15
Level: 1
Radical: (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
樓 / 楼

This word has been viewed 14313 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Sep 2013 12:22

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detail  lau4 soeng6  lou2 shang4 = upstairs
detail  lau4 haa6  lou2 xia4 = downstairs
detail  jat1 lau4*2  yi1 lou2 = ground floor (UK); first floor (US)
detail  caa4 lau4  cha2 lou2 = teahouse; restaurant
detail  lau4 min6*2  lou2 mian4 = floor; dining area; waiter
detail  lok6 lau4 haa6   = go downstairs
detail  maai5 lau4*2   = buy a property units
detail  zung1 lau4  zhong1 lou2 = clock tower
detail  tiu3 lau4*2  tiao4 lou2 = jump off a building
detail  lau4 tai1  lou2 ti1 = stairway; staircase
detail  se2 zi6 lau4  xie3 zi4 lou2 = office building
detail  gou1 lau4  gao1 lou2 = skyscraper; tall building
detail  mo1 tin1 lau4*2  mo2 tian1 lou2 = skyscraper
detail  hung4 lau4 mung6  hong2 lou2 meng4 = Dream of the Red Chamber
detail  zau2 lau4  jiu3 lou2 = restaurant
detail  daai6 lau4  da4 lou2 = large building
detail  paai4 lau4  pai2 lou5 = decorated archway
detail  ngai4 lau4   = dangerous premises
detail  lau4 si5   = real-estate market
detail  lau4 jyu5   = building
detail  jat1 zi6 lau4   = first floor
detail  hau6 gei1 daai6 lau4   = terminal building
detail  ke4 lau4*2   = terrace; patio; balcony
detail  ke4 lau4*2 dai2   = corridor
detail  lau4 gaa3   = property value; price of flats, apartments, or buildings
detail  lau4 faa1  lou2 hua1 = uncompleted flat; off-plan property
detail  maai6 lau4 faa1   = sales of uncompleted property units
detail  jing2 lau4   = gallery
detail  lau4 deng2  lou2 ding3 = penthouse
detail  lau4 dai2   = the lower stories, downstairs; [粵]: the height between floor and ceiling
detail  leot6 si1 lau4   = chamber, legal practice
detail  joeng4 lau4*2  yang2 lou2 = a foreign-style building (with lift)
detail  san1 lau4*2   = "new building" (built after 1946); an annex
detail  gau6 lau4*2  jiu4 lou2 = an old building (built before 1946)
detail  zing3 fu2 lau4*2   = a government flat
detail  lyun4 bong1 daai6 lau4  lian2 bang1 da4 lou2 = federal building
detail  cing1 lau4*2  qing1 lou2 = brothel, whorehouse, bordello
detail  sing4 lau4*2  cheng2 lou2 = city gate tower
detail  lau4 tai1 hau2  lou2 ti1 kou3 = [n] head of a set of stairs
detail  zung1 sik1 zau2 lau4   = a Chinese restaurant
detail  ji6 sau2 lau4 jyu5   = second-hand flats
detail  lau4 dai2 gou1   = high ceilings
detail  man6 tai4 lau4 jyu5   = dangerous buildings
detail  haak3 wan6 daai6 lau4  ke4 yun4 da4 lou2 = passenger terminal
detail  tiu3 lau4*2 zi6 saat3  tiao4 lou2 zi4 sha1 = leap to one's own death
detail  lau4 fong4  lou2 fang2 = multi-storey building
detail  caau2 lau4*2   = property speculation
detail  sai2 lau4*2   = conducting door-to-door visits
detail  tong4 lau4*2  tang2 lou2 = old Chinese buildings (without lift)
detail  gok3 lau4*2  ge2 lou2 = attic; loft; cockloft; mezzanine floor
detail 西  sai1 caan1 lau4*2   = a Western-style restaurant
detail  lau4 soeng1  lou2 xiang1 = a loft
detail  lau4 pun4  lou2 pan2 = location (of residential building)
detail  maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 cung4 dei6 hei2  wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 cong2 di4 qi3 = the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step
detail  tiu3 lau4*2 fo3   = cheap bargain
detail  fung6 ze2 jat1 lau4 jat1   = a one-woman brothel
detail  hei2 lau4*2   = build houses
detail  bo1 lau4*2   = a billiard hall
detail  soeng5 lau4*2  shang3 lou2 = come up; mount stairs; take the stairs up
detail  soeng5 lau4 soeng6   = go upstairs
detail  jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6  yi1 lou2 yi1 feng4 = a one-woman brothel
detail  sau1 lau4*2   = repossession of domestic flats
detail  maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2   = the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step
detail  cou4 dou3 caak3 lau4*2   = to be very noisy
detail  caak3 lau4*2   = to tear down a building; to be very noisy
detail  lau4 dai2 gou1 dou6   = ceiling height
detail  gung1 lau4*2  gong1 lou2 = mortgage
detail  haam4 seoi2 lau4/4*2   = salt water buildings
detail  tai2 lau4*2   = showing (of a rental property to prospective clients)
detail  gaan2 lau4*2  jian3 lou2 = choose a flat
detail  lau4 zyu2  lou2 zhu3 = the person who made the original post which started a BBS topic
detail  lam3 lau4*2  lin2 lou2 = collapsing of a building
detail  maau5 daan1 lau4  mu3 dan1 lou2 = McDonald's (restaurant)
detail 滿  saan1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 fung1 mun5 lau4  shan1 yu3 yu4 lai2 feng1 man3 lou2 = before a big storm there's signs pointing to what is about to come
detail  sek6si2 lau4*2  shi2 shi3 lou2 = a building constructed of concrete and steel
detail  tou2 lau4*2  tu3 lou2 = tulou
detail  sei2 jan4 lam3 lau4*2   = generalization of tragedy
detail  lau4 ling4  lou2 ling2 = the age of a building
detail  do6 lau4*2  duo4 lou2 = fall off a building
detail 𨅝  jaang3 lau4 tai1   = climb up the stairs
detail  sau1 lau4 ling6  shou1 lou2 ling4 = repossession order
detail  diu1 lau4  diao1 lou2 = watchtower
detail  gaap3 lau4*2  jia1 lou2 = mezzanine floor
detail  gok3 lau4*2 gung1 jyu6  ge2 lou2 gong1 yu4 = penthouse apartment; loft apartment
detail  ding2 lau4  ding3 lou2 = loft; penthouse; attic
detail  jan4 heoi3 lau4 hung1  ren2 qu4 lou2 kong1 = the place has been deserted; nobody around
detail  cang4 lau4  ceng2 lou2 = multistoried building; tower, pagoda
detail  tiu3 lau4*2 gaa3  tiao4 lou2 jia4 = steep discount (jump from tall building price)
detail  ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2  wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 = the Pentagon
detail  hoi2 si5 san6/5 lau4  hai3 shi4 shen4 lou2 = mirage
detail  ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2 gun1 jyun4  wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 guan1 yuan2 = Pentagon official
detail  zi3 nang4 daai6 lau4  zhi4 neng2 da4 lou2 = intelligent building
detail  lap6 faat3 wui6*2 daai6 lau4   = the Legislative Council Building
detail  hung4 lau4   = Red Chamber (famous novel, also various architectural sites)
detail  lau4 tai1 laan4 gon1  lou2 ti1 lan2 gan1 = [n] a balustrade
detail  lau4 gok3  lou2 ge2 = pavilion
detail  lau4 tai1 gei1  lou2 ti1 ji1 = stepping machine
detail  faat3 seoi2 lau4*2   = inflated building
detail  lau4 haai5  lou2 xie4 = someone who loses money speculating in residential properties
detail  naap6 mai5 lau4*2  na4 mi3 lou2 = mini-flat
detail  lam4 siu2 lau4  lin2 xiao3 lou2 = Lin Hsiao-Lou
detail  lau4 laan4  lou2 lan2 = ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan

Showing all 4 examples containing 樓
detail 男仔露台欄河似乎跳樓
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.
detail 騎樓危危乎隨時都會跌落
The pots on the balcony seems unstable enough to fall off anytime.
detail audio 香港新加坡人高樓大厦
People of Hong Kong and Singapore are used to seeing high rise buildings.
detail audio 收聲, 嘈到拆樓!
Shut up, you're making a lot of noise!

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