lầu

See also: lau, Lau, lâu, laŭ, lẩu, and la'u

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 樓 (SV: lâu).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləw˨˩]

Noun

lầu

(historical) a multistory building
Tại lầu Hoàng Hạc tiễn Mạnh Hạo Nhiên đi Quảng Lăng
At the Yellow Crane Tower, I saw Meng Haoran off to Guangling
(architecture, chiefly Southern Vietnam) a floor (except the ground floor)
lầu 1
the 1st/2nd floor (1 level above the ground story)

nhà lầu
a multistory house

nhảy lầu tự tử
to jump off a high floor to kill oneself

See also

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