敵樓

See also: 敌楼

Chinese

		enemy; match	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (敵樓)		敵	樓
simp. (敌楼)		敌	楼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dílóu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˊ ㄌㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dílóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˊ ㄌㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dílóu
  - Wade–Giles: ti²-lou²
  - Yale: dí-lóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyilou
  - Palladius: дилоу (dilou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

敵樓

(architecture) a platform on top of a city wall that allows one to watch for the enemy

Synonyms

譙樓／谯楼 (qiáolóu)

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