吊腳樓

Chinese

		to hang; to suspend	role; foot; base	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (吊腳樓)		吊	腳	樓
simp. (吊脚楼)		吊	脚	楼
Literally: “hanging-leg building”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diàojiǎolóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diàojiǎolóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diàojiǎolóu
    • Wade–Giles: tiao⁴-chiao³-lou²
    • Yale: dyàu-jyǎu-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diawjeaulou
    • Palladius: дяоцзяолоу (djaoczjaolou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

吊腳樓

1. diaojiaolou, a traditional house of various southern ethnic minorities in China