樓臺

See also: 樓台 and 楼台

Chinese

		house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (樓臺/樓台)		樓	臺/台
simp. (楼台)		楼	台

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lóutái

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lóutái
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lóutái
  - Wade–Giles: lou²-tʻai²
  - Yale: lóu-tái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: loutair
  - Palladius: лоутай (loutaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /loʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

樓臺

tall building; tower
(dialectal) balcony; gallery

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)
樓閣 / 楼阁 (lóugé)
重樓 / 重楼 (chónglóu)
高樓 / 高楼 (gāolóu)

(balcony): 涼臺／凉台 (liángtái)

Derived terms

平地樓臺 / 平地楼台
樓臺會 / 楼台会
近水樓臺 / 近水楼台 (jìnshuǐlóutái)
金粉樓臺 / 金粉楼台

Proper noun

樓臺

(～鄉) Loutai (a township in Zhushan, Shiyan, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
樓	臺
ろう Hyōgai	だい Hyōgai
kan'on	goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 樓臺 – see the following entry.

【楼台ろうだい】

[noun] tall building

[noun] stand with a roof

(This term, 樓臺, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)