/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ lau²³/ Middle Chinese: kaw luw 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...
wànzhàng gāolóu píngdì qǐ (Zhuyin ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ) Hanyu Pinyin reading of 萬丈高樓平地起／万丈高楼平地起...
Sinological IPA (key): /maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²² kou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²² hei̯³⁵/ 萬丈高樓平地起 (figurative) take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of...
article on: cao lầu Wikipedia vi Unknown; said to be a corruption of Chinese 高樓／高楼 (cao lâu, literally “high floor”) or 乾撈／干捞 (can lao, literally “dry tossed”)...
building, storied house edit 危樓／危楼 (wēilóu) (literary) 樓仔／楼仔 (Min Nan) 樓房／楼房 (lóufáng) 樓臺／楼台 (lóutái) 樓閣／楼阁 (lóugé) 重樓／重楼 (chónglóu) 高樓／高楼 (gāolóu) ...
樓仔／楼仔 (Min Nan) 樓宇／楼宇 (lóuyǔ) 樓房／楼房 (lóufáng) 樓閣／楼阁 (lóugé) 重樓／重楼 (chónglóu) 高樓／高楼 (gāolóu) (balcony): 涼臺／凉台 (liángtái) 平地樓臺／平地楼台 樓臺會／楼台会 近水樓臺／近水楼台 (jìnshuǐlóutái)...
(multi-storeyed building): edit 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) 高樓／高楼 (gāolóu) ...
From Teochew or Hokkien 高樓／高楼 (“ko-lâu”, literally “tall building”). Compare Cantonese 高樓／高楼 (gou1 lau4). เกาเหลา • (gao-lǎo) Chinese style clear soup...
great numbers like a forest (of masts, smokestacks, derricks, tall buildings, etc.) 高樓林立／高楼林立 ― gāolóu línlì ― tall buildings stand in great numbers...