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lâu đài

Pronunciation Northern /ləw˧˧ ɗa̤ːj˨˩/ Central /ləw˧˥ ɗaːj˧˧/ Southern /ləw˧˧ ɗaːj˨˩/
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castle
Noun
castle
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
castle Places & BuildingsTheme PlacesTag

A large and fortified building that was typically the residence of royalty or nobility in history.

vi Tòa lâu đài cũ nằm kiên cố trên đỉnh đồi.

en The old castle sits fortified on top of the hill.

Parts
lâu / đài / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 樓臺 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 樓臺

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
樓臺
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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lâu dài / lâu / lâu nay / lâu năm …
Use
thổ lâu / chẳng bao lâu / lâu lâu / hồng lâu …
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