跳樓 (tiu3 lau4*2 | tiao4 lou2) : jump off a building

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跳樓

tiu3 lau4*2

tiao4 lou2

jump off a building to kill yourself

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,400,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

跳樓

This word has been viewed 3684 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

跳 tiu3 - jump
樓 lau4 - multi-storey building

3 compounds containing this word:

跳樓自殺 - leap to one's own death
跳樓貨 - cheap bargain
跳樓價 - steep discount (jump from tall building price)

Showing 1 example containing 跳樓

有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃粵
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.

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Decimal representation of this word: 跳樓

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