粵

樓lau4房fong4

simp楼房
lau4 fong4lóu fáng

English

  1. a building of two or more stories
  2. multi-storey house; building

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 多層嘅屋(量詞:間/幢)

Examples

  • 到处都是新建造的楼房。

    New buildings are being built here, there and everywhere.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 因为几乎所有的四合院有南面的门和主要楼房,所以大部分的胡同是从东到西建造的。

    Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 二十世纪中以后,北京胡同的数量显著地下降,因为人们把它们拆毁以便给新的楼房和街路让路。

    Since the mid-20th century, the number of hutongs in Beijing has dropped dramatically as they are demolished to make way for new roads and buildings.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

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

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