粵

鹹haam4水seoi2樓lau4

simp咸水楼
haam4 seoi2 lau4haam4 seoi2 lau2xián shuǐ lóu

English

  1. buildings built using seawater (spoken)
  2. buildings illegally constructed with cement from seawater, especially when fresh water shortages in 1960s

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指用咗海水嚟溝石屎起嘅樓宇,或其中住宅單位;鹹水當中嘅鹽份會降低石屎強度,加快鋼筋生鏽同石屎剝落,影響結構安全(量詞:棟/座/層/疊)

Examples

  • 鹹水樓買唔買得過?

    [ChatGPT]"Can we afford to buy from the Salted Water Tower?"

  • 華富邨係少數仲未拆嘅鹹水樓。

    Blocks in Wah Fu Estate are some of the rare "salt water buildings".

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

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