起樓

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (起樓)		起	樓
simp. (起楼)		起	楼

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² lau^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² lau^4-2
    • Yale: héi láu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² lau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² leo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

起⫽樓 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to construct a building

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 蓋房子／盖房子, 蓋樓／盖楼 (gàilóu)