Meaning of 吊楼
吊楼 means stilt house with rear supported over water; house on piles; mountain stilt house; raised wooden or bamboo house on piles. Pronounced diào lóu.
- stilt house with rear supported over water; house on piles
- mountain stilt house; raised wooden or bamboo house on piles
Definitions & Examples
Xiāng湘
xī西
de的
diào吊
lóu楼
hěn很
yǒu有
mín民
zú族
tè特
sè色
。
The stilt houses in Xiangxi have distinctive ethnic characteristics.
Zhè这
zuò座
diào吊
lóu楼
de的
hòu后
bù部
yòng用
mù木
zhuāng桩
zhī支
chēng撑
zài在
shuǐ水
miàn面
shang上
。
The rear part of this stilt house is supported by wooden piles over the water.
Dāng当
dì地
rén人
bǎ把
diào吊
lóu楼
yě也
jiào叫
zuò做
diào吊
jiǎo脚
lóu楼
。
Locals also call stilt houses 'diaojiaolou'.