牌樓

Chinese

		cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (牌樓)		牌	樓
simp. (牌楼)		牌	楼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): páilóu

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paai⁴ lau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: páilóu → páilou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄡˊ → ㄆㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pair.lou
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰaɪ̯³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/ → /pʰaɪ̯³⁵ loʊ̯³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paai⁴ lau⁴
  - Yale: pàaih làuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paai⁴ lau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pai⁴ leo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰäːi̯²¹ lɐu̯²¹/

Noun

牌樓

(architecture) pailou (traditional style of Chinese architectural arch or gateway structure)

Synonyms

牌坊 (páifāng)

Proper noun

牌樓

(～鎮) Pailou (a town in Dongbao, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

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