空中樓閣

Chinese

		aerial; in the air; in the sky aerial; in the air; in the sky; air; sky; overhead	tower; building; pavilion
trad. (空中樓閣)		空中	樓閣
simp. (空中楼阁)		空中	楼阁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōngzhōnglóugé

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ zung¹ lau⁴ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōngzhōnglóugé
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kongjhonglóugé
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung¹-chung¹-lou²-ko²
    • Yale: kūng-jūng-lóu-gé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongjonglouger
    • Palladius: кунчжунлоугэ (kunčžunlougɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ kɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ zung¹ lau⁴ gok³
    • Yale: hūng jūng làuh gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ dzung¹ lau⁴ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ zung¹ leo⁴ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

Idiom

空中樓閣

1. castle in the air; illusion