敵樓

See also: 敌楼

Chinese

		enemy; match	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (敵樓)		敵	樓
simp. (敌楼)		敌	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dílóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˊ ㄌㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dílóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˊ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dílóu
    • Wade–Giles: ti²-lou²
    • Yale: dí-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyilou
    • Palladius: дилоу (dilou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

敵樓

1. (architecture) a platform on top of a city wall that allows one to watch for the enemy

Synonyms

• 譙樓／谯楼 (qiáolóu)