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樓櫓

简楼橹 · 繁樓櫓

Mandarin · pinyin lóu lǔ

watch tower
movable battlefield turret

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樓: Look up this written character
櫓: Look up this written character
楼: lóu · building of two or more stories
橹: lǔ · oar, scull; row, scull

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2–3 · lou2 lu3

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lau4 lou5

Cantonese word readings for 樓櫓. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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