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透天厝

Mandarin · pinyin tòu tiān cuò

(Tw) row house
townhouse
terrace house

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透: tòu · penetrate, pass through
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
厝: cuò · cut or engrave; a grave or tombstone

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4–1–4 · tou4 tian1 cuo4

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noun

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin) townhouse (a stand-alone multi-storey house)

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