高樓

Chinese

		high; tall	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (高樓)		高	樓
simp. (高楼)		高	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāolóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ lau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-lèu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-lâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāolóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaolóu
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-lou²
    • Yale: gāu-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaulou
    • Palladius: гаолоу (gaolou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ lau⁴
    • Yale: gōu làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-lèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ leuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ leu²
    • Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴ leu̯¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-lâu
    • Tâi-lô: ko-lâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koilaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² lau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ lau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² lau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ lau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ lau²³/

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• Middle Chinese: kaw luw

Rime
Character	高	樓
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	古勞切	落侯切
Baxter	kaw	luw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɑu/	/ləu/
Pan Wuyun	/kɑu/	/ləu/
Shao Rongfen	/kɑu/	/ləu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaw/	/ləw/
Li Rong	/kɑu/	/lu/
Wang Li	/kɑu/	/ləu/
Bernard Karlgren	/kɑu/	/lə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gāo	lóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gou1	lau4

Noun

高樓

1. tall building

   建築高樓／建筑高楼  ―  jiànzhù gāolóu  ―  to erect tall buildings

   高樓林立／高楼林立  ―  gāolóu línlì  ―  tall buildings stand in great numbers

2. (Internet slang) post that attracts numerous replies

Synonyms

• (tall building):

• 危樓／危楼 (wēilóu) (literary)
• 樓仔／楼仔 (Min Nan)
• 樓宇／楼宇 (lóuyǔ)
• 樓房／楼房 (lóufáng)
• 樓臺／楼台 (lóutái)
• 樓閣／楼阁 (lóugé)
• 重樓／重楼 (chónglóu)

 

Derived terms

• 萬丈高樓平地起／万丈高楼平地起 (wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ)
• 高樓大廈／高楼大厦 (gāolóudàshà)