粵

唐tong4樓lau2

simp唐楼
tong4 lau2táng lóu

English

  1. tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
  2. tong lau; tenement house

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種舊式多層住宅,相對於洋樓,設計上冇既定間隔,可以分間畀好多人住,建築上唐樓黐住隔籬嗰間起(似排屋),有騎樓、公用廚房廁所,下舖上居,通常冇𨋢,只係幾層高(量詞:幢/層)

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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