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

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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/

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)