粵

騎ke4樓lau2

simp骑楼
ke4 lau2ke4 lau4qí lóu

English

  1. arcade (architecture)
  2. (noun) balcony
  3. a tenement building in Hong Kong and southern China with an attached pillared veranda; in Hong Kong these walkways were initially separated by low walls and railing but as the population grew many would later go on to be sealed with full walls and windows, thus becoming another part of the building's interior
  4. balcony

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 建築物延伸出行人路上面嘅部分,嚴格來講下面有柱支撐先叫騎樓;喺香港最初唐樓嘅騎樓只係用矮牆或者欄杆圍住,後來人口膨漲,好多都用牆同窗密封,成為室內一部分(量詞:個)
  2. 延伸指露台

Examples

  • 騎樓底

    veranda of a Ke lau

  • 我屋企騎樓種滿晒花。

    The balcony in my house is full of flowers.

  • 和昌大押係一幢廣式騎樓建築。

    Wo Cheong Pawn Shop is a Cantonese-style veranda. ----

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

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