騎樓
See also: 骑楼
Chinese
to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor | ||
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trad. (騎樓) | 騎 | 樓 | |
simp. (骑楼) | 骑 | 楼 |
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騎樓。
Pronunciation
Noun
騎樓
- (architecture) qilou (a style of architecture commonly found in southern China and Taiwan, where the first floor is composed of commercial shops with the street-facing part turned into a veranda for pedestrians, and the second floor and above are used as living spaces)
- balcony; terrace; patio
See also
- 唐樓/唐楼 (tánglóu)
- (Min Nan) 亭仔跤, 店亭仔, 五跤氣/五跤气, 涼亭仔跤/凉亭仔跤