stilt house; pile dwelling; raised house
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
stilt house with rear supported over water; house on piles
Also known as 吊脚楼 (diàojiǎolóu). Commonly found in Xiangxi (Hunan) and other regions with abundant water.
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.
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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'.
noun
mountain stilt house; raised wooden or bamboo house on piles
Found in mountainous regions of southwestern China. Accessed by ladders.
Shān山
qū区
de的
diào吊
lóu楼
duō多
yòng用
mù木
tou头
huò或
zhú竹
zi子
jiàn建
zào造
。
Mountain stilt houses are mostly built with wood or bamboo.
Tā他
men们
pá爬
tī梯
zi子
jìn进
rù入
gāo高
jiǎo脚
diào吊
lóu楼
。
They climbed the ladder to enter the raised stilt house.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhú竹
zhì制
diào吊
lóu楼
zài在
xī西
nán南
shān山
qū区
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
。
This kind of bamboo stilt house is very common in the mountainous areas of the southwest.