鼓樓

See also: 鼓楼

Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (鼓樓)		鼓	樓
simp. (鼓楼)		鼓	楼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔlóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² lau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kú-lèu
• Eastern Min (BUC): Gū-làu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kó͘-lâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔlóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔlóu
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-lou²
    • Yale: gǔ-lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guulou
    • Palladius: гулоу (gulou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² lau⁴
    • Yale: gú làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ lɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kú-lèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu^ˋ leu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu³ leu²
    • Sinological IPA: /ku³¹ leu̯¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Gū-làu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku³³⁻²¹ l̃au⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kó͘-lâu
    • Tâi-lô: Kóo-lâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koflaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lau²³/

Noun

鼓樓

1. (architecture) drum tower

Synonyms

• 譙樓／谯楼 (qiáolóu)

Proper noun

鼓樓

1. (～區) Gulou (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)
2. (～區) Gulou (a district of Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China)
3. (～區) Gulou (a district of Fuzhou, Fujian, China)
4. (～區) Gulou (a district of Kaifeng, Henan, China)
5. (～街道) Gulou (a subdistrict of Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei, China)
6. (～街道) (historical) Gulou (a subdistrict of Xiling district, Yichang, Hubei, China)