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樓臺

简楼台 · 繁樓臺

Mandarin · pinyin lóu tái

(dialect) balcony
terrace
(literary) high building
tower
(old) stage for theatrical performance

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楼: lóu · building of two or more stories
台: tái · platform; unit; term of address

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2–2 · lou2 tai2

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lau4 toi4

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noun

tall building; tower
(dialectal) balcony; gallery

name

(～鄉) Loutai (a township in Zhushan, Shiyan, Hubei, China)

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