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鬼樓

简鬼楼 · 繁鬼樓

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ lóu

haunted house

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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
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楼: lóu · building of two or more stories

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3–2 · gui3 lou2

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