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楼台

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lóu tái

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Definitions

  1. 1. (dialect) balcony
  2. 2. terrace
  3. 3. (literary) high building
  4. 4. tower

Words Containing 楼台

近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái

lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor

近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè

the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)

Child Words of 楼台

楼
lóu

house with more than 1 story

台
tái

desk; table; counter

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