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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāolóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄌㄡˊ
  - 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/

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

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
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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)

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