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Definition 2024

洋樓

洋樓

See also: 洋楼

Chinese

		foreign; ocean	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (洋樓)		洋	樓
simp. (洋楼)		洋	楼

Noun

洋樓

(dated) apartment house or a building with a Western-style design

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yánglóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ lau²
Min Nan (POJ): iûⁿ-lâu / iôⁿ-lâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánglóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanglou
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑŋ³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴ lau²
  - Yale: yèuhng láu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ lau²
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ lɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iûⁿ-lâu
  - Tâi-lô: iûnn-lâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: viulaau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iũ²⁴⁻²² laʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ laʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iũ²³⁻³³ laʊ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iũ²⁴⁻²² laʊ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iôⁿ-lâu
  - Tâi-lô: iônn-lâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: vioilaau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔ̃¹³⁻²² laʊ¹³/