騎樓

See also: 骑楼

Chinese

to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (騎樓)
simp. (骑楼)
騎樓。

Pronunciation


Noun

騎樓

  1. (architecture) qilou (a style of architecture commonly found in southern China and Taiwan, where the first floor is comprised of commercial shops with the street-facing part turned into a veranda for pedestrians, and the second floor and above are used as living spaces)
  2. balcony; terrace; patio

See also

  • 唐樓唐楼 (tánglóu)
  • (Min Nan) 亭仔跤, 店亭仔, 五跤氣五跤气, 涼亭仔跤凉亭仔跤
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