樓 [楼]

Jyutping lau2
Pinyin lóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. house with more than 1 story
  2. storied building
  3. floor
  4. CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor M: 层céng [层] / 座zuò [座] / 栋dòng [栋]/flat/apartment/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一座​通常​最少​幾層​高​嘅​建​築​物​（​量​詞​：​棟​／​躉​）
    storied building
    • 我住緊嗰棟樓做緊維修呀。
      我住紧嗰栋楼做紧维修呀。
      ngo5 zyu6 gan2 go2 dung6 lau2 zou6 gan2 wai4 sau1 aa3.
      The building I live in is undergoing maintenance.
  2. 名詞
    住宅​單位​（​量​詞​：​層​／​疊​）
    flat; apartment; housing unit
    • 上樓
      上楼
      soeng5 lau2
      to go upstairs
    • 私樓
      私楼
      si1 lau2
      private property
    • 睇樓
      睇楼
      tai2 lau2
      to have a flat visit
    • 我女朋友話一定要買樓先肯結婚喎。
      我女朋友话一定要买楼先肯结婚㖞。
      ngo5 neoi5 pang4 jau5 waa6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 maai5 lau2 sin1 hang2 git3 fan1 wo5.
      My girlfriend says no house, no wedding.
  3. 名詞
    層數​（​量​詞​：​層​）
    floor
    • 呢棟大廈冇十三樓㗎。
      呢栋大厦没十三楼㗎。
      ni1 dung6 daai6 haa6 mou5 sap6 saam1 lau2 gaa3.
      This building doesn't have a 13th floor.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 公寓
  2. 樓房 – 楼房
  3. 洋樓 – 洋楼
  4. 房子

樓 [楼]

Jyutping lau4
Pinyin lóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Lou
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor M: 层céng [层] / 座zuò [座] / 栋dòng [栋]/flat/apartment/a surname
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. building of two or more stories
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    DFDV
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    DLWV
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你不应该在学校大楼里奔跑。
    你不應該在學校大樓裏奔跑。
    nǐ bù yīng gāi zài xué xiào dà lóu lǐ bēn pǎo 。
    • You must not run in the school buildings.
  2. Mandarin
    那栋灰色的大楼吗？
    那棟灰色的大樓嗎？
    nà dòng huī sè de dà lóu ma ？
    • That gray building?
  3. Mandarin
    我们面前的这幢高楼是什么？
    我們麵前的這幢高樓是什麼？
    wǒ men miàn qián de zhè chuáng gāo lóu shì shén me ？
    • What is that big building in front of us?
  4. Mandarin
    那是幢高楼，不是吗？
    那是幢高樓，不是嗎？
    nà shi chuáng gāo lóu ， bú shi ma ？
    • That is a high building, is it not?
  5. Mandarin
    他把车停在大楼前。
    他把車停在大樓前。
    tā bǎ chē tíng zài dà lóu qián 。
    • He parked his car in front of the building.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢一步一步噉上咗楼梯。
    佢一步一步噉上咗樓梯。
    keoi5 jat1 bou6 jat1 bou6 gam2 soeng5 zo2 lau4 tai1 。
    • He went up the steps slowly.
  2. Cantonese
    我去个柜台度攞咗条钥匙，跟住就搭𨋢去咗我间房嗰层楼。
    我去個櫃檯度攞咗條鑰匙，跟住就搭𨋢去咗我間房嗰層樓。
    ngo5 heoi3 go3 gwai6 toi2 dou6 lo2 zo2 tiu5 joek6 si4 ， gan1 zyu6 zau6 daap3 lip1 heoi3 zo2 ngo5 gaan1 fong4 go2 cang4 lau4 。
    • After asking for my key at the front desk, I took the elevator to my floor.
  3. Cantonese
    部𨋢坏咗，所以我哋要行楼梯落去。
    部𨋢壞咗，所以我哋要行樓梯落去。
    bou6 lip1 waai6 zo2 ， so2 ji5 ngo5 dei2 jiu3 hong2 lau4 tai1 lok6 heoi3 。
    • As the elevator is out of order, we must go down the stairs.
  4. Cantonese
    噉，如果个个都由九楼跳落去，你都会跳呀？
    噉，如果個個都由九樓跳落去，你都會跳呀？
    gam2 ， jyu4 gwo2 go3 go3 dou1 jau4 gau2 lau4 tiu3 lok6 heoi3 ， nei5 dou1 wui2 tiu3 aa3 ？
    • And if everyone started jumping off the ninth floor, would you jump too?
  5. Cantonese
    佢应该买楼。
    佢應該買樓。
    keoi5 jing1 goi1 maai5 lau4 。
    • He should buy a house.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    首期系楼价嘅百分之三十。
    首期係樓價嘅百分之三十。
    sau2 kei4 hai6 lau4 gaa3 ge3 baak3 fan6 zi1 saam1 sap6.
    • The first instalment will be 30% of the total payment.
  2. Cantonese
    楼上住嗰个女人原来系做小姐㗎。
    樓上住嗰個女人原來係做小姐㗎。
    lau4 soeng6 zyu6 go2 go3 neoi5 jan2 jyun4 loi4 hai6 zou6 siu2 ze2 gaa3.
    • The woman who lives upstairs is actually working as a prostitute.
  3. Cantonese
    拆错咗主力墙会影响成栋楼嘅结构。
    拆錯咗主力牆會影響成棟樓嘅結構。
    caak3 co3 zo2 zyu2 lik6 coeng4 wui5 jing2 hoeng2 sing4 dung6 lau2 ge3 git3 kau3.
    • If bearing wall is removed, structure of whole building will be affected.
  4. Cantonese
    佢哋起紧新楼。
    佢哋起緊新樓。
    keoi5 dei6 hei2 gan2 san1 lau2.
    • They're building new buildings.
  5. Cantonese
    买楼
    買樓
    maai5 lau2
    • to buy a flat
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    返到楼下撞到陈太，畀佢嗻住倾咗两个字。
    返到樓下撞到陳太，畀佢嗻住傾咗兩個字。
    faan1 dou3 lau4 haa6 zong6 dou2 can4 taai2, bei2 keoi5 zoe1 zyu6 king1 zo2 loeng5 go3 zi6.
  2. Cantonese
    啲楼起细啲，个lump sum细咪吸引到多啲人买。
    啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
    yue:啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
  3. Cantonese
    痴线，楼下排晒长龙咁，有金执咩？
    痴線，樓下排晒長龍咁，有金執咩？
  4. Cantonese
    楼龄
    樓齡
    lau2 ling4