譙樓

Chinese

		ridicule; to blame; surname ridicule; to blame; surname; drum tower	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (譙樓)		譙	樓
simp. (谯楼)		谯	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiáolóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄡˊ

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ziao¹ lao⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiáolóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáolóu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-lou²
    • Yale: chyáu-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyaulou
    • Palladius: цяолоу (cjaolou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ziao¹ lao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiau lâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siau³³⁻²³ lau⁵⁵/

Noun

譙樓

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

Synonyms

• (platform): 敵樓／敌楼 (dílóu)
• (drum tower): 鼓樓／鼓楼 (gǔlóu)