危楼 危樓
危楼 危樓 wēi lóu ㄨㄟ ㄌㄡˊ ngai4 lau4
- (literary) tall building
- dangerous building; one that is at risk of collapse
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危
- 危及 wēi jí ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ngai4 kap6 to endanger
- 危害 wēi hài ㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˋ ngai4 hoi6 to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger
- 危急 wēi jí ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ngai4 gap1 critical
- 危机 危機 wēi jī ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ngai4 gei1 crisis
- 危险 危險 wēi xiǎn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ngai4 him2 danger
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- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 倾危 傾危 qīng wēi ㄑㄧㄥ ㄨㄟ king1 ngai4 in danger of collapse
- 危亡 wēi wáng ㄨㄟ ㄨㄤˊ ngai4 mong4 at stake
- 危困 wēi kùn ㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ngai4 kwan3 grave situation
- 危境 wēi jìng ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngai4 ging2 dangerous situation
- 危局 wēi jú ㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˊ ngai4 guk6 perilous situation
- 危径 危徑 wēi jìng ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngai4 ging3 steep and perilous path
- 危性 wēi xìng ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ngai4 sing3 risk
- 危惧 危懼 wēi jù ㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˋ ngai4 geoi6 afraid
- 危房 wēi fáng ㄨㄟ ㄈㄤˊ ngai4 fong4 decrepit house
- 危殆 wēi dài ㄨㄟ ㄉㄞˋ ngai4 toi5 grave danger
- 危笃 危篤 wēi dǔ ㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˇ ngai4 duk1 deathly ill
- 危迫 wēi pò ㄨㄟ ㄆㄛˋ ngai4 bik1 urgent
- 危途 wēi tú ㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˊ ngai4 tou4 dangerous road
- 危重 wēi zhòng ㄨㄟ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ngai4 zung6 critically ill
楼 樓
- 上楼 上樓 shàng lóu ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄡˊ soeng5 lau4 to go upstairs
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 大楼 大樓 dà lóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ daai6 lau4 building (a relatively large, multistory one)
- 楼上 樓上 lóu shàng ㄌㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ lau4 soeng6 upstairs
- 楼下 樓下 lóu xià ㄌㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ lau4 haa6 downstairs
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- 楼房 樓房 lóu fáng ㄌㄡˊ ㄈㄤˊ lau4 fong4 a building of two or more stories
- 楼梯 樓梯 lóu tī ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄧ lau4 tai1 stair
- 楼道 樓道 lóu dào ㄌㄡˊ ㄉㄠˋ lau4 dou6 corridor
- 酒楼 酒樓 jiǔ lóu ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄡˊ zau2 lau4 restaurant
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 居民楼 居民樓 jū mín lóu ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄡˊ geoi1 man4 lau4 apartment building
- 教学楼 教學樓 jiào xué lóu ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄡˊ gaau3 hok6 lau4 school building; academic building
- 主楼 主樓 zhǔ lóu ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄡˊ zyu2 lau4 main building
- 吊楼 吊樓 diào lóu ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄡˊ diu3 lau4 house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts
- 唐楼 唐樓 táng lóu ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄡˊ tong4 lau4 tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
- 土楼 土樓 tǔ lóu ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄡˊ tou2 lau4 traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multistory circular structure built around a central shrine
- 城楼 城樓 chéng lóu ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄡˊ sing4 lau4 city gate tower
- 塔楼 塔樓 tǎ lóu ㄊㄚˇ ㄌㄡˊ taap3 lau4 tower (of building)
- 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄡˊ zeoi6 lau4 to fall off or jump off a building
- 堕楼 墮樓 duò lóu ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄡˊ do6 lau4 to jump to one's death
Idioms with these characters
- 趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi ㄔㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ can3 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 扶危济困 扶危濟困 fú wēi jì kùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ fu4 ngai4 zai3 kwan3 to help those in distress (idiom)
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- 岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟ kap1 kap1 ho2 ngai4 imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
- 济困扶危 濟困扶危 jì kùn fú wēi ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ zai3 kwan3 fu4 ngai4 to help those in distress (idiom)
- 济危扶困 濟危扶困 jì wēi fú kùn ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ zai3 ngai4 fu4 kwan3 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi ㄐㄩ ㄢ ㄙ ㄨㄟ geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4 to think of danger in times of safety
- 力尽神危 力盡神危 lì jìn shén wēi ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄟ lik6 zeon6 san4 ngai4 (idiom) physically and mentally exhausted
- 临危受命 臨危受命 lín wēi shòu mìng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ lam4 ngai4 sau6 ming6 (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
- 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ si6 ngai4 leoi5 leon2 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 海市蜃楼 海市蜃樓 hǎi shì shèn lóu ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ hoi2 si5 san6 lau4 (idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage
- 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
- 空中楼阁 空中樓閣 kōng zhōng lóu gé ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄜˊ hung1 zung1 lau4 gok3 pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction