騎樓

See also: 骑楼

Chinese

		to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (騎樓)		騎	樓
simp. (骑楼)		骑	楼

騎樓。

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qílóu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ke⁴ lau^4-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-lèu
Min Nan (POJ): kî-liô / khî-lâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qílóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyilou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: qílóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄡˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiloul
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lɤʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ke⁴ lau^4-2
  - Yale: kèh láu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ke⁴ lau^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ké⁴ leo²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː²¹ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-lèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ leuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² leu²
  - IPA: /kʰi¹¹ le̯u¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-liô
  - Tâi-lô: kî-liô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiliooi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² lio²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khî-lâu
  - Tâi-lô: khî-lâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qilaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²⁴⁻²² laʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi¹³⁻²² laʊ¹³/

Noun

騎樓

(architecture) qilou (a style of architecture commonly found in southern China and Taiwan, where the first floor is comprised of commercial shops with the street-facing part turned into a veranda for pedestrians, and the second floor and above are used as living spaces)
balcony; terrace; patio

See also

唐樓／唐楼 (tánglóu)
(Min Nan) 亭仔跤, 店亭仔, 五跤氣／五跤气, 涼亭仔跤／凉亭仔跤

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