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騎樓
简 骑楼 · 繁 騎樓Mandarin · pinyin qí lóu
Meanings
- arcade (architecture)
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2–2 · qi2 lou2
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ke4 lau2 · ke4 lau4
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noun
- (architecture) qilou (a style of architecture commonly found in southern China and Taiwan, where the first floor is composed 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
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